E CARTOON FEB 12, 2022 Nearly two years of being in the pandemic mode, calls are now being made for a shift to Alert Level 1, particularly in the National Capital Region, as vital indicators point to a definite decline in COVID-19 infections. Buoyed by the 7.7 percent GDP growth posted in the last...
The People’s Reform Party (PRP), the poltical party mainly identified with the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, has officially adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as its vice presidential candidate in the upcoming May polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from HNP...
E CARTOON FEB 3, 2022 News articles and government announcements coming from our neighbors, such as Thailand and Vietnam, paint a rosy prospect for the tourism, hospitality, and retail industries in the coming months. It seems businesses in general couldn’t take any more restrictions and...
E CARTOON FEB 1, 2022 (1) The arrival of the Year of the Water Tiger on the Lunar calendar coincides with the classification of the National Capital Region (NCR) into Alert Level 2, meaning more businesses can open, enterprises can serve more customers, and more mobility for the citizenry. This...
MB File Photo Alyssa Valdez and Jaja Santiago banner the 20-player national women’s pool being eyed to represent the country in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation announced the list Sunday along with the men’s pool and the...
E CARTOON JAN 25, 2022 The nation observes today the 89th birth anniversary of Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the first President to serve in the Fifth Republic of the Philippines. This observance is significant because in barely two weeks, the official campaign period will begin for the national...
Philippine Ports Authority logo The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) lauded the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)'s new permitting system, where a single document serves as Accreditation, Permit to Operate and vehicle pass in all PPA and private ports. CTAP, considered...
E CARTOON JAN 20, 2022 In the middle of what was undoubtedly the worst surge of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, the city of Manila got a much-needed healthcare boost with the opening of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila earlier this week. Located beside the Manila Zoo in Malate, This 10-story, fully...
If he wins a Senate seat in the May 2020 elections, Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz” Escudero plans to revive the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s Pandemic and All-Hazard Preparedness Act which will boost the country’s capacity to respond to any pandemic. Sorsogon Governor Francis...
As alert levels were raised to cope with the rapid surge in new COVID-19 infections, rays of optimism shone from the economic front, as reflected in the following upbeat headlines: “NEDA sees ‘promising’ 2022 despite Omicron”; “DOF still expects strong economic recovery”; and “BSP...
At the beginning of November, the Oxford English Dictionary chose its word of the year. Quite expectedly, it opted for a word that best summarizes this 2021, a year that came at the heels of a pandemic that still continues to this day. And this word is “vax,” which is short for vaccine (n) or...
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed this month similar bills mandating the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in order to curb fraudulent and criminal activities by users of mobile telephone devices. Senate Bill 2395 and House Bill 5793 will now be...
