FROM THE MARGINS Young people’s energy and creativity never cease to inspire me. My last two articles featured three young Filipino entrepreneurs from poor families who succeeded in establishing their own businesses. Many young people from diverse backgrounds are now choosing to become...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, August 11 renewed his call for the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the Philippines. Estrada made the appeal after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accused China’s air force of...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos said the public can now access 66,000 books from Malacañang that were restored by the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and stored at its newly inaugurated Permanent Gallery. BOOKS FOR ALL — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos speaks at the inauguration of the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • John 6:41-51 It is a human tendency to look for God in extraordinary events, unmindful that God can also be found in the ordinariness of our everyday life. If we are attentive enough, he reveals himself to us every day. In the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ is...
PEACE-MAKER Triumphant uprisings demonstrate how ordinary citizens in the new countries are courageously claiming their civil liberties and demanding the right to decide their own destinies. “People power” liberations have in recent times taken place in the Arab world and in both South...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Employee movement and recurring migration is a growing trend. For a good number in the workforce, gone are the days of putting a premium of longevity in one’s CV. Speaking to a number of HR practitioners responsible for the hiring at real estate companies,...
If you’re looking at the Metro South as the place to carve out your future and achieve the ideal work-life balance you’ve been dreaming about, the secret password of the moment would be "The Levels". This four-tower condominium complex nestled in Filinvest City, Alabang, is prime not only for...
July 2024 was a month of graduation. Future leaders in our communities will be facing a new chapter in their lives, and so are the graduates of BS in Real Estate Management, and yours truly is part of this year’s graduates of real estate management. I’ve been practicing my profession as a...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS The start of the school year is rolling out. Schools are opening their doors one after the other. As children go back to school, they normally are always overwhelmed with a mix of emotions. From pure excitement to fear for first timers, anxiety, sadness, happiness – it is a...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel accentuates Jesus’ self-giving act. The Gospel depicts Jesus’ selfless sacrifice conveyed through the imagery of a grain of wheat (kokkos tou sitou) falling to the ground in order to produce more grains. Jesus is referring to himself and to the selfless...
(Front to back) The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), HMCS Montreal (FFH336), and USS Lake Erie (CG70) with BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the lead (not in photo) sail in formation during the multilateral maritime cooperative activity by the Australia, Canada, Philippines, and United States in the West...
The Philippines recorded a slight increase in its budget deficit to 4.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) driven by the widening gap between government spending and revenue collection. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed that the six-month budget deficit as a percentage of GDP...
