By KHALID HASSAN Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines What lies ahead for young people in the Philippines after they graduate? In many countries in the world, the situation for youth is more complex. It requires looking beyond unemployment, but on how they move between...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has issued on Tuesday, Aug. 13, a subpoena duces tecum requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel the audit report on the...
Members of the Czech and Filipino Delegations for the 2nd JCEC Session led by Director General Muřický, Ambassador Karel Hejč of the Embassy of Czech Republic, and Dept of Trade and Industry Undersecretary for International Trade Allan B. Gepty. The Czech Embassy in Manila organized a business...
European Union Ambassador Luc Véron’s visit to Occidental Mindoro from Jul. 8 to 11, made obvious the strong ties between the Philippines and the European Union (EU), which celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations. The visit highlighted the critical work undertaken by the EU to support...
Recognizing the impact of bullying on students’ academic performance and overall well-being, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, that the Department of Education (DepEd) would monitor schools to ensure strict compliance with anti-bullying policies. (DepEd / MB Visual...
Cosco Capital Inc., the retail holding firm of billionaire Lucio L. Co, registered a 15.5 percent growth in its consolidated net income amounting to P6.97 billion in the first half of 2024 from P6 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Gospel of Matthew is designed through the so-called five discourses: the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5–7), the Missionary Discourse (Mt 10) and the Parabolic Discourse (Mt 13), the Ecclesial Discourse (Mt 18) and the Eschatological Discourse (Mt 24–25). Today, we start...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Philippines erupted in joyous celebration after Carlos Edriel Yulo clinched two Olympic Gold Medals in gymnastics in Paris. The government and private companies showered him with cash, houses and lots, condominium and all sorts of lifetime privileges. Business and product...
Tucked within the heart of the bustling metropolis, holding the largest collection of whisky and cosmopolitan liquors in all of Manila, The Whisky Library is celebrating its first anniversary. Now a year wiser, it is delving deeper into the art of cocktail creation with the launch of a brand-new...
The government successfully raised funds through the sale of short-term debt papers on higher interest rates following a faster inflation rate in July and higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter. At an auction on Aug. 12, the national government raised P20 billion as...
The debt paid by the national government has already amounted to around P1.28 trillion in the first six months of this year, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. Latest data from the Treasury showed that the Marcos administration paid a total of P1.283 trillion from January to June...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks Peter of the latter’s opinion as to who must pay the tax: the sons (hoi huioi) or the foreigners (hoi allotrioi)? Peter responds that the foreigners must pay the tax. In Jesus’ time, every male Jew above 19 years old was obliged to give his...
