THE VIEW FROM RIZAL One year before I was born, a British singer-songwriter penned and recorded a hit song. The million-dollar single was titled, “It Never Rains in Southern California.” It ruled the airwaves as part of the top 20 hits for more than a year. The song was not about the...
Aboitiz-led UnionBank of the Philippines has landed among the world's top issuers of digital bonds, according to the ranking of economic think tank Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF). In the OMFIF Digital Monetary Institute's Digital Assets 2024 report launched on Sept. 17...
The national government's reissued Treasury bonds (T-bonds) attracted strong investor demand on Tuesday, Sept. 17, driven by lower interest rates and a more stable inflation outlook. The Bureau of the Treasury successfully raised P30 billion as planned through the auction of the reissued 10-year...
Chinese coast guard, navy, and maritime militia vessels flocked Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The week-long monitoring of the PN from Sept. 10 to 16 revealed that there were 157 Chinese vessels in the WPS, which is...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 7:11-17 A biblical scholar once confessed how he searched the Gospels in trying hard to find a funeral sermon by Jesus. In the end, he gave up, saying he found none because at every instance, Jesus tried to “raise up the dead”! And so also in this Gospel...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dengue cases are rising in the Philippines, with about 208,965 cases recorded so far this year, higher than the 124,157 cases during the same period in 2023, a 68 percent increase. With a 20 percent symptomatic rate, actual dengue infections are five times higher. Ninety-three...
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines has joined forces with agritech startup SariSuki to improve the agricultural supply chain. Through Landbank’s AgriSenso Lending Program, the partnership aims to empower over 300 small farmers and Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) by providing...
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines will hold the 2024 Korean Film Festival under the title “Chingu Kita,” which translates to “You are my friend.” This year’s festival, with the friendship theme, is in celebration of the 75th anniversary of friendship between Korea and...
Power system operator and transmission provider National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it prepared its facilities to mitigate the impact of Tropical Depression “Gener.” In a statement, the NGCP assured that it had readied its communications equipment, hardware materials, and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus manifests his surprise as the centurion, presumably a nonbeliever and a representative of the occupying forces in the land of Israel, confesses his faith in Jesus’ authority. Call it “faith in unlikely places,” but it is there present; Jesus acknowledges it and...
FROM THE MARGINS Namaskar! My wife and I were in India recently, for a week of activities arranged by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards and the 75th year of Philippine-India Friendship. Many Filipino and Indian...
As the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry grows in the Philippines, an Australian-based service outsourcing firm aims to expand its job opportunities in the country. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reported earlier this year that nearly 800 BPO companies were registered in...
