Among the most affected by the pandemic is the hospitality and tourism industry when lockdowns and quarantines forced hotels, resorts, bed-and-breakfast inns, amusement parks, etc. to shut their doors. Suddenly, the thriving and booming tourism sector faced its worst nightmare – airports were...
Aside from recording the highest number of registered voters at 67 million, Monday’s elections also garnered the highest voter turnout at more than 85 plus percent, as per the partial and unofficial results. This is a clear and resounding indication that Filipinos flocked to the polling stations...
Republic Act (RA) 11697 or the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act could be one of the most important laws that the Duterte administration would leave behind. The EV Act seeks to develop the Philippine electric vehicle (EV) industry and create a Comprehensive Roadmap for the EV Industry...
In another heated election cycle as this one, every vote counts. So it was only natural for those who are anticipating to vote on May 9, 2022 to check their names and corresponding precincts when the Commission on Elections (Comelec) unveiled the “Precinct Finder” online last April 22, which is...
It is, perhaps, not farfetched to say that whenever one talks about disaster relief, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately comes to mind. The institution has been at the forefront of giving humanitarian aid in the country, whether through its regular blood donation campaigns or through its...
In 2021 amid a crippling coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) revised its vision to enhance its effectiveness. The revised vision states: “By 2023, the PDIC will be a leading institution in governance, recognized for its operational excellence in depositor...
Women’s Month, marked annually in March, is coming to a close. But it doesn’t mean all efforts for women to be seen, to be nurtured, or to be empowered will also end. Women’s issues are issues faced each day and all of us — who have sisters, aunts, mothers, and grandmothers — must be...
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for 99.5 percent of business establishments in the Philippines, employ 63 percent of the workforce, and have been responsible for approximately 40 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This sector was among the most severely...
Exactly 501 years ago, at daybreak on March 16, 1521, Spain first saw what it would soon name the Philippines after its king, Philip the Prudent. Like hope on the horizon, the island of Zamal, now Samar, shimmered in the eyes of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. With them was...
In a political campaign season as heated as the coming summer, cooler heads must prevail when it comes to issues about campaigning. It is obvious — understandable, too — that all campaigns want to be ahead, to project a sense of invincibility, and hide every inch of vulnerability. Since winning...
E CARTOON MAR 10, 2022 Preoccupation with the shift to a new normal on account of the decline of Covid-19 infections may have deterred the government from paying more focused attention to the possible adverse consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict before its outbreak two weeks ago. Continuing...
First, the good news. The Department of Health (DOH) early this week announced that 70.76 percent of the country’s target population has already been vaccinated against Covid-19. In short, almost 64 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated. Now, the other side of the news. Out of this number, only...
