PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Less than two weeks into our government’s nationwide inoculation against COVID-19, we are once again experiencing an alarming spike in new coronavirus cases in our country. More than 4,500 daily infections have been recorded on March 12,...
Local government units (LGU) along Samar Bay have released a manifesto against House Bill 7853, which will give commercial fishing vessels more access to municipal coastal waters. Photo by Edmundas Stundzius on Unsplash In the manifesto, the Alliance of Local Government Units Along Samar...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Many people get easily exhausted just by the thought of house cleaning. They put it off for as long as possible until their house becomes so filthy that whenever they come home, the stench and the chaos make them cringe and squirm. Add to this the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We join Roman Catholics around the world in praying for the safety of Pope Francis who boarded his plane for Iraq last Friday, indeed a historic but dangerous journey in the midst of the raging global pandemic and the recurrent violence in...
Senators on Thursday pushed for the passage of the bill seeking to tax Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to help the government generate revenues and fund its major programs, particularly on health and education, badly needed this time of a COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Sonny Angara (Joseph...
Did the Foo Fighters record their latest album inside a haunted house? “Medicine At Midnight” the new album recently released by The Foo Fighters was apparently recorded in a spooky house in Los Angeles, according to the latest issue of Guitar World magazine. According to the April issue of...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As of this writing, 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines donated by China are scheduled to arrive in Manila today, as announced by Malacañang a few days ago. With the availability of the vaccines, our government can already kick...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered at the Special Video Conference of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties Women’s Wing, February 24, 2021, Wednesday.) Iconic women leaders in global politics In recent years, many iconic women...
Photo from UAAP The naturalization bid of Angelo Kouame at the House of Representatives took a big stride after House Bill No. 8632 was approved on the third and last reading Tuesday. Kouame, a native of Ivory Coast, is part of the Gilas Pilipinas training for various international tournaments,...
Photo from PFL The House of Representatives approved on the third and final reading a bill seeking the naturalization of Philippines Football League star Bienvenido Marañon. Members of the lower chamber gave the nod on the motion with a 206-0 voting during Tuesday’s plenary session, thus paving...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The “Four Way Test,” of what we Rotarians think, say, or do in the Rotary Creed include the following: First: “Is it the Truth?” Second: “Is it Fair to All Concerned?” Third: “Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendship?”...
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden speak via telecommunication prior to a game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP Super Bowl champions the Tampa Bay...
