This year's edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games serves as a measurement of the country's level of desire to replicate the success of the Filipino contingent that had a monumental performance at the Tokyo Games back in 2021. Hosted for the first time by Cambodia from May 5 to 17, the 32nd SEA...
For the first time in the Marcos administration, members of the national and regional peace and order councils were gathered at the Palace last Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The President presided over this meeting, which was also attended by Vice President Sara Duterte, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos,...
It’s getting hot in here! And it is just the start of the dry season. Amid the rising heat is the decline in water supply as Filipino households experience water shortages and water service interruptions. Where do we go from here? The answer would be from one boiling head to another if there are...
Today is Maundy Thursday, a very significant day in the Lent calendar. For some, it is the start of a vacation that will last until Monday, April 8, 2023. For most, it’s a time to redo traditions that have been halted during the pandemic, rekindle ties with family members, or reset in order to...
“With your initial evaluation lies not just the peace of mind of a person accused but also his or her freedom. Lest you forget, you are the ‘gatekeepers’ of the judiciary, and it is equally your duty to protect the rights of an accused — to free him or her of the burden of a criminal charge,...
In this week’s press briefing at Malacañang Palace, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno proposed a four-pronged plan on reforms in the pension program for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast...
Suddenly, Filipinos have developed a new “fear” of travel – not because of the traffic leading to the airports, the turbulence on the air, or the expensive cost of vacations, but there is a possibility of missing a flight due to the long lines at the immigration counters or the risk of being...
On International Women’s Day last March 8, Pope Francis conveyed this message on his official Twitter account: “Let us pray together so that women, every woman, may be respected, protected, and esteemed. Violence against women and mothers is violence against God himself, who from a woman, from a...
Conflicts between nations are inevitable, but can we all agree that war should be the last recourse? Throughout history, war has ravaged not only the earth’s resources but also humanity’s core. There are no winners in a war when families are separated, when the education of the youth is...
How many people still keep a go bag at home or in their vehicles? For those who have those emergency bags, when was the last time those were inspected to check on expiry dates of its contents? The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) had an information campaign a few...
It’s direct to the point as the President challenged everyone — professionals, small businesses, medium enterprises, corporations, etc. — to pay not only the correct amount of taxes, but also to be timely in their payment in order to support the country’s economic recovery and expansion....
One hundred twenty three years — more than a century of delivering news, shaping minds, and fully informing the nation. It is not an easy feat for any media institution to survive the challenges of our times, which included two World Wars, changes in political administrations, tumultuous...
