PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As part of our continuing effort to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation in Asia and the international community, we in the International Conference of Asian Political Parties will conduct this year special conferences...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus eats and drinks with Matthew and all other tax collectors and sinners in Matthew’s house. The Pharisees register their objection. They vehemently protest against such act. Jesus should not be conversing with sinners, to avoid misinterpretation. He is willing to waste his...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid Much had been written about the impact of media on almost every aspect of our life - imparting knowledge about the world we live in, facilitating the development of society, enabling our people and communities to cope with crisis. Thus, when we are denied...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The scribes and the Pharisees who have studied the Mosaic Law were revered in Israel in Jesus’ time. The title rabbi or “my great one” was given to them. Their interpretation of the Law was sought in different aspects of life. Their righteousness was based on their strict...
Editorial That authorities still debate on whether to send students back to school, for learning to be done in a traditional, face-to-face setup, is quite baffling. Kids of all ages, after all, are already allowed to visit malls. So why are they still restricted from returning to their classrooms?...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Returning home for good from overseas and finding a steady replacement income need not be a Mission Impossible. While work abroad often entails a monthly salary substantially higher than what’s available back home, returning home need not always mean dire economic...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara In late November, experts in South Africa identified a new variant of the COVID-19 virus and were concerned. They were alarmed by the presence of several mutations, particularly in the spike proteins, which are believed to make the variant more transmissible and...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Elma dela Cruz, 39, a domestic helper in Hong Kong and a single mother, is battling Stage 4 brain cancer... and she needs help for support of her two children and aging parents. She now awaits an imminent major brain surgery at Pamela Youde Hospital in Hong Kong’s Chai...
BEIJING, China -- The latest resurgence of COVID-19 in China, caused mainly by the Delta variant, is more complicated but the epidemic is generally controllable, Chinese officials said Thursday. A medical worker takes a swab sample from a child for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Nanjing,...
This local food brand brings a green twist to your favorites But Better's plant-based fast food line Going vegan has been among the hot topics debated all over the world. For years, animal activists have been protesting to urge people to adopt a more ethical diet, sparing animal products from their...
SURVIVOR’S TALE (Ms. de Vera, 26, is the Manila Bulletin reporter covering the health beat.) I thought I was invincible but the virus got me. Since January 2020, I covered the developments related to the current pandemic — from the time it first appeared and was being called a “mysterious...
