In less than 10 minutes, a Senate finance subcommittee has approved the Office of the President’s (OP) proposed P10.5 billion budget for 2025. xecutive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday, September 23, 2024, presents the proposed budget of the Office of the President for 2025 amounting to P10.5...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The light of God’s word is a precious treasure which we need to share generously with others. Its influence in our lives must be made manifest through words of kindness, acts of care and concern for others. The more we listen to God’s word and apply it to our life situations,...
FROM THE MARGINS In one of our meetings, I conducted a quick survey of our management teams using Mentimeter. This is a very convenient app used in learning sessions, which allows people to participate in real-time polling activities using a mobile device, tablet, or laptops. Here is what I...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE Savvy observers of the media industry will say that it takes more than producing content to enjoy success and brand loyalty nowadays. With so many mediums competing for the eyeballs of the public you’re courting; platforms have to go that extra mile, and generate...
PEACE-MAKER Our Philippine Embassy in Lebanon has called on some 11,000 Filipinos in the country to leave immediately, following the series of explosions in the capital Beirut, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, resulting in about a dozen deaths and some 3,000 injuries. We remember visiting...
ILIGAN CITY – Thousands of devotees of Saint Michael the Archangel flocked to this city for the “Rito sa Pagpakanaug” (rite of descending) of the patron saint’s image that signaled the start of the nine-day novena on Friday, September 20, a week before his feast day on September 29....
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. poses with members of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) during their 132nd Foundation Day and Law Day Celebration in Makati City. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the...
Newly designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officer-in-charge Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres will be taking the reign of the power industry’s regulatory realm with tons of immediate deliverables, primarily much-needed approvals of power supply agreements (PSAs) as well as setting the reserve...
FROM THE MARGINS There is no truer statement: food is everyone’s business. This was the theme of the “Agriculture and Food Security Summit” that the Makati Business Club (MBC) held last Sept. 16 at the BGC Arts Center. This is part of its ongoing efforts to engage stakeholders and find ways...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has questioned the Office of the Ombudsman’s sough P115 million confidential funds for 2025, which is a massive increased from this year’s...
By Rence Forza Life within a business district like Ortigas Center in Pasig means a life of utmost convenience and connectivity, where essentials—whether it's the office, quality health facilities, or spots for recreation—are mere moments away. But what deeper value lies in convenience? Rising...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reading through the context of Jesus’ saying, we can hear a note of near desperation as he shakes the stance of the scribes and Pharisees, his principal critics (Lk 7:29-30). They act like ambivalent, immature children in their attitude towards John the Baptist and Jesus. ...
