EDITORS DESK 2023 was a year of turbulence. It was marked by record interest rates as central banks, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), had to keep pace with the US Federal Reserves. The BSP lifted its policy rate to 6.5 percent, its highest in nearly 17 years. The high...
EDITORS DESK REY R. ILAGAN April is Earth Month, with Earth Day falling on April 22. This same month, urban areas like Metro Manila experienced its highest recorded temperature ever, reaching 38.8 degrees Celsius at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on April 27, 2024. The...
EDITORS DESK Now here's good news, and bad news. First, the bad news: Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the toast of Philippine sports, queen of weightlifting, the true definition of Filipina power, and undoubtedly an impetus that broke gender barriers, failed to secure a Paris berth through the qualification...
EDITORS DESK December is eight months away, but many are already excited about the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival. The 50th Metro Manila Film Festival is not just another event on the calendar, it’s a landmark edition that movie enthusiasts eagerly await. On April 5,...
EDITORS DESK The way we do business has changed a lot. Of course, technology has driven most of these changes, but at times I wonder if technology has done enough good for businesses and even on ordinary people’s lives. As we store our personal information online, we are getting exposed to...
EDITORS DESK It could have been seven at this point, or maybe eight, a dozen, or more — the numbers never ending like a pile of logs thrown into a pit of fire. The country, longing for the repeat of divine glory at the quadrennial Summer Games, has six Filipinos that are bound for Paris just...
EDITORS DESK Netizens were outraged following another incident of cruelty to animals in the country. Just recently, there was public outrage over the brutal killing of a dog named Killua in Camarines Sur. Disturbing footage showed Killua being hit by the suspect, who claimed the dog was a threat to...
EDITORS DESK Over the past week, social media has served up yet another course of motorcycle-related accident videos. This time around, the BOSS Ironman event had nothing to do with them. Rather, these were road accidents scattered throughout Metro Manila. Three serious accidents The first,...
EDITORS DESK I started covering global trade issues, which used to be GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), since my very first day as reporter covering the Department of Trade and Industry and its overarching role among industries and businesses. In December 1994, the...
EDITORS DESK Some weeks ago, we talked about the BMW Owners’ Society of Safe Riders (BOSS) Ironman Motorcycle Challenge (BIMC). It’s an endurance event that happens at the start of the year that makes the news for not so favorable reasons. Some of you may have heard of the incidents related to...
EDITORS DESK Being invited by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to become one of its deputies is an honor. For those who are unaware, MTRCB deputies are authorized to inspect cinemas and theaters for compliance with rating restrictions and other laws. ...
EDITORS DESK There was no suspicion, fear, or the slightest of tactless demeanor from the ultra-sensitive basketball devotees when Tim Cone was announced as the Gilas Pilipinas head coach for the hectic FIBA cycle. Under his impressive portfolio, Cone is a 25-time PBA champion coach and twice the...
