Even before the start of his new administration, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. already called for a review of the K-12 program, noting that “there is need to improve the quality of education in the country.” He deplored that Filipino students are lagging behind their Asian counterparts,...
For so long, the plight of our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have filled pages of newspapers and space on social media. They are dubbed as “modern-day heroes” but they are treated like “third-class citizens” in their land of birth with voluminous requirements and excruciating red tape,...
New US ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Loss Carlson arrived in the country committed to further strengthen US-Philippine ties. This was reciprocated by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. when he received her credentials in Malacañang last July 22, 2022. “We echo your commitment that the...
A total of 1,516,040 doses of Covid-19 vaccines worth over ₱1 billion will expire end of this month. These vaccines were procured under the tripartite agreement "A Dose of Hope" with the private sector and the government. Of the total expiring vaccines in warehouses, Moderna accounts for...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – Philippine Drug enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents seized some P81,600 worth of shabu from live-in partners and their visitor during an anti-illegal drug operation on Friday, July 15, in Purok 6, Brgy. Centri East in this city. Photo from PDEA The live-in partners were...
Meeting with reporters after his first Cabinet meeting last July 6, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said that one of his first directives to his Cabinet members is to streamline the bureaucracy. He said he told them they had “a relatively free hand in deciding who you want to hire and how you...
Eid al-Adha, which means the Festival of Sacrifice, is being observed on July 9 by virtue of Republic Act 9849 that was enacted by Congress in 2009 as a national holiday “in the month of Hajj or Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca wherein Muslims pay homage to Abraham’s supreme act of sacrifice and...
Red tape, as defined by the dictionary, is an “official routine or procedure marked by excessive complexity, which results in delay or inaction.” A lot of people may not be aware of this term but they have definitely experienced this in a transaction involving officials at the city hall or a...
A year ago today, the Filipino people mourned the passing of Benigno S. Aquino III, popularly known as PNoy, the 15th President of the Philippines. Tributes poured from all over the world and the country. On his first death anniversary, it is well to assess his achievements vis-à-vis what he...
Perusing the map of Luzon, one cannot help but notice the truism that geography determines to a large extent the fate of cities. In the case of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, previous settlers in the 1250's had the good security and economic sense to establish a settlement along the...
The most meaningful agreement forged at the recently concluded12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva is the  Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( TRIPS ) waiver on the manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines by non-producing countries,...
Sara Zimmerman Duterte took her oath of office as the 15th Vice President of the Philippines in simple ceremonies held in Davao City on June 19, the birth anniversary of the country’s national hero, and the global celebration of Father’s Day. It was a unique inaugural that conveyed the...
