OFF THE BEATEN PATH Twenty-two narratives of Filipino excellence and grit unfolded on the grandest sporting stage as our athletes competed in nine events at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Salutations are in order. Their exceptional skills and unwavering spirit have earned the nation’s profound...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 20 appealed to critics of the bill on dissolution of marriage to give the measure a chance and “not just for the individuals trapped in harmful marriages, but for the future of our nation.” Hontiveros made the call as she...
A book on friendship to be distributed under a 2025 project of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) sparked a hostile exchange between VP Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Hontiveros during the budget deliberations of a Senate finance subcommittee on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Vice President Sara...
The camp of dismissed mayor Alice Leal Guo or Guo Hua Ping should show actual proof she has not left the Philippines, two senators said on Tuesday, August 20. Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said the Senate is simply doing its lawful job when it issued the arrest order...
DAVAO CITY – Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Secretary Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr. lauded the municipality of Sultan Kudarat for its unwavering dedication to the town’s development. LAGDAMEO (FB) “I extend my heartfelt compliments to the local government unit (LGU) not only for the...
Short-term benchmark rates moved sideways at the Bureau of the Treasury’s auction on Monday, Aug. 19, following the central bank’s reduction of policy rates by 25 basis points. The national government raised P22.6 billion through the sale of Treasury bills (T-bills), exceeding the initial offer...
REFLECTIONS TODAY It is not easy to live up to the challenge of detachment. The values of the world make us believe that to accumulate things without let up is the way to go. Often this attitude of accumulation is exercised at the expense of others. But the Gospel values tell us otherwise. Wealth...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Sorry to disappoint those who think this is going to be a salacious discussion. But it does discuss sex—genetic sex, gonadal sex, and anatomic sex. The 2024 Paris Olympics is over but the issue of sex or gender lingers, as a result of which boxing, a sport in which Filipinos...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, August 19 apologized to Antipolo City 2 nd District Representative Romeo Acop, saying he is not among the “unprincipled” and “opportunistic” lawmakers at the House of Representatives who changed their stance on the Duterte administration’s...
Consumers will feel anew the painful pinch of higher prices at the pumps this week as gasoline prices will rise by P1.00 per liter; and diesel prices will also climb by P1.20 per liter. Additionally, the price of kerosene products - that has direct effect on aviation fuel as well as other major...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Self-fulfillment does not consist in having material possessions. At times, we might think that we can find fulfillment in material possessions while tending to self-appropriate them selfishly. The fact is, we cannot possess eternal life; we may enter into it. We do not own...
FROM THE MARGINS Congratulations to the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) for the successful holding of its annual conference at the Manila Hotel last Aug. 15-16. It was a momentous occasion, coinciding with the celebration of MCPI’s 25th anniversary. The event brought...
