PAGBABAGO During the recent times, and perhaps because of challenges in the West Philippine Sea, our educational system, and food security, I again started to mull over our strengths and weaknesses and how we can survive or compete with several of our ASEAN neighbors. This continuing...
PAGBABAGO I think that legislative rotation or turnover is a practice that is more common in our country than in neighboring countries. It again happened recently when Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri stepped down a few days ago. “I was not following instructions,...
Funds managed by leading global investment firm KKR is investing a yet undisclosed amount in the Del Rosario’s PHINMA Education Holdings Inc., a leading private higher education group and the education arm of PHINMA Corporation. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PHINMA said...
Beyond the Game Ex-Azkals face off in rare 7s Football All-Star Game By Brian Yalung It was with the Manila Bulletin when former Philippine Azkal Anton Del Rosario revealed plans about putting up a 7’s football league in the Philippines back in 2019. The league has since grown with Del...
PAGBABAGO The month of May is National Heritage Month, established through Presidential Proclamation 439 in 2023 for the purpose of “creating among the people a consciousness, respect, and love for the legacies of the nation’s cultural history.” The purpose is not merely to make people...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corporation reported that its consolidated net income inched up 1.3 percent to P490.9 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the P484.56 million earned in the comparative period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said core consolidated...
PAGBABAGO Last Wednesday, my two nieces, Mayette and Leah, and their mom, my sister Lynn surprised me with a visit. It turned out to be an advanced Mothers’ Day treat – a sumptuous take-out lunch of Pampanga cuisine! One of the desserts, maja blanca, which was made of rice flour and...
PAGBABAGO Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of the declaration of press freedom by the United Nations. At the beginning, the annual themes focused on violence perpetrated on journalists. The Philippines, having been for several years “one of the most dangerous countries for journalists according...
PAGBABAGO My column, “Letting go” where I described my efforts to whittle down my earthly belongings elicited more comments than previous pieces. I suppose people within my age and social group empathize with my attempt to re-organize my life by decluttering – either by selling or...
Del Rosario controlled-PHINMA Corporation is optimistic on growth this year and is raising its capital expenditure budget by 50 percent to P4.5 billion from the P3 billion it allocated for the expansion of its businesses in 2023. PHINMA Chief Financial Officer Edmund Alan A. Qua Hiansen In a media...
PAGBABAGO This title was suggested by a friend after I told her that I was almost at the end of a task that many seniors had to face – letting go of possessions that had been accumulated over the years. Actually “letting go” started six years ago when I moved from an old house...
PAGBABAGO As we reflect on the lives of our national heroes who had fought against oppression and tyranny to enable us to enjoy our freedoms today, we had forgotten a large sector in our society which had toiled and struggled to enable us to enjoy freedom of food security – our farmers and...
