Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, July 7, emphasized the need for all Filipinos to be entitled to a full medical check-up as part of the country’s efforts at strengthening the country’s healthcare system. Go noted the Covid-19 pandemic served as an eye-opener on how challenging it...
The conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set on Dec. 5 this year appears to be still in limbo. This, after Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos gave no categorical answer if the said polls will proceed as scheduled or not. He...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta On June 30, the world around me unveiled an astounding mural of light and brilliant pigments splashed across the horizon. Gone was the subdued landscape of impressionist paintings with indeterminate brushstrokes in pastel shades. If the colors and myriad hues I now see...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo Two days ago, the Philippine Statistics Authority announced that inflation further escalated to 6.1 percent for June 2022. This was the fourth consecutive month of inflationary trend after peaking last year at 4.4 percent in August 2022. There is nothing...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is firm in its resolve to improve the quality of the Filipino workers’ technical and vocational skills, especially among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). TESDA On July 4, Officer-in-Charge Director General Rosanna Urdaneta...
Budget reform will remain the top priority of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), newly designated Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said. During the turn-over ceremony of the DBM baton of leadership from Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Tina Rose Marie Canda at the department headquarters in...
Real estate giant Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has raised a total of P33 billion from its largest bond issuance to date and listed these securities at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation (PDEX). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it listed its new fixed-rate bonds...
Presidents on canvas Not only is the Malacañang Palace home to the President of the Philippines, it is also a space full of great masterpieces. Among its prized collection are the portraits of the country’s leaders. What others may not know is that art has a role in a President’s journey. It...
CEBU CITY – Make Cebu City peaceful, corruption-free, and drug-free. This is the goal of retired Police Gen. Debold Sinas who was tapped by Mayor Michael Rama as adviser on peace and order. “I am happy that I was chosen as one of the advisors particularly on public safety. I think that’s one...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has confirmed that he will retain his chairmanship of the House Committee on Ways and Means in the upcoming 19th Congress. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) "It's ways and means," Salceda said when asked about the panel that he would be holding in...
RESCUERS retrieve Wednesday, July 6, the body of boxer Robert ‘Toto’ Landero on the Tabla River in Barangay Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Cris Gonzales Gelasan) BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old boxer drowned while crossing the Tabla River between the boundaries of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Wellcons Unlimited Systems, Inc. to stop offering investment packages to the public because it does not have the necessary license from the Commission. In a statement, the SEC said the Commission En Banc directed Wellcons to immediately cease...
