PAGBABAGO At the conference on “Human Happiness and Well-being in an Uncertain World,” held in Sabah Malaysia last June, 2024, Mahar Mangahas, chair emeritus of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), presented his paper entitled “Economic Well-being in the Philippines” where he cited...
PAGBABAGO It will be remembered that the Supreme Court in 2022 had mandated the allocation of 40 percent of national taxes to local government as per the Mandanas-Garcia ruling. This fund will benefit 1,493 municipalities, 149 cities, and 42,045 barangays. Because the LGUs had been assured of these...
Nearly four years removed since he last donned a Gilas Pilipinas jersey, Troy Rosario could find himself wearing the national tri-colors anew. That, after the veteran forward was called up to join the national team pool for its trip to Doha, Qatar in preparation for the third and last window of the...
PAGBABAGO Although 90 percent of Filipinos surveyed by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) indicated that they are more hopeful than fearful about 2025, this was lower by 15 percent in comparison with the previous year. But this is good enough considering that 2024 had been quite a challenging year...
PAGBABAGO A week ago, I attended the wedding of my grand niece, Geline Clemente to Pen Teves at St. Paul’s Parish in Eastwood. I expected the usual traditional wedding of Filipino families – with some 170 guests primarily family and close friends and colleagues, (described as small but is large...
PAGBABAGO A triumph of various human rights group, and it happened a few days before Christmas. The prison transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, who was jailed in Indonesia for 14 years, to the Philippines was lauded as a win by Migrante and various human groups who noted that it was the solidarity...
PAGBABAGO There appears to be a growing interest in community media here and in the developing world. Here, it is triggered by challenges of food security and governance trends in the implementation of the Mandanas ruling on the provision of IRA to local government this coming year. The future of...
PAGBABAGO Ten years ago, an ASEAN regional workshop on journalism curriculum was held in the country. Organized by the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) and the UNESCO National Commission, the workshop was held in partnership with the Philippine Association of Communication...
PAGBABAGO At the launch of the video on the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma last Nov. 22, SC Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide described her as “an exemplary woman, without whom the history of our country and our people would be incomplete.” In his keynote...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corporation is embarking on the simultaneous expansion of its core businesses after successfully raising P1 billion from its stock rights offering on top of a P4.5 billion cash infusion by global investment firm KKR into its education unit. During the listing ceremondy for...
PAGBABAGO This is the educational philosophy of a Filipino religious missionary who worked for 30 years in the Smokey Mountains. I first heard about Fr. Benigno P. Beltran, SVD, who for 30 years worked and lived among the scavengers in Smokey Mountain located at the heart of Metro...
PAGBABAGO Most people involved in working for the rights of the underprivileged are familiar with Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, Peruvian theologian and philosopher who passed away at 96 a few weeks ago. Fr. Gutierrez’ most influential book “A Theology of Liberation” together with Brazilian...
