Seven schools in the Philippines were among the top universities which have made a global impact based on rankings by World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI). Far Eastern University (feu.edu.ph) Far Eastern University placed 79th in the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities, up from its last...
Wala Lang Neither Wall Street nor PSE can beat the Manila art auction record. I watched on Facebook live the other week’s Leon Gallery auction and record after record toppled. At prices in the millions (P7.5 million per basket of Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s painting, Women with Baskets, Fish and...
The Muntinlupa City government has extended until the end of the month the redemption of real properties it acquired. According to City Ordinance 2021-206, the redemption of real properties the city government acquired and which were included in the public auction sale in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017...
The extension of the amnesty for unpaid real estate taxes for another two years will benefit both the government and the families that are recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 29. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara...
He is one of the real voices behind the hits “Blame It On The Rain,” and “Girl You Know It’s True.” Singer John Davis, whose vocals can be heard on the Milli Vanilli hit singles, died May 24 of a COVID-related illness. He was 66 years old. Davis’ daughter confirmed his death on a...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to extend the estate tax amnesty for another two years. With 23 affirmative votes, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 2208 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act, which is set to expire on June 15,...
Business groups have urged Senate to pass immediately the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, the Package 3 of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP). “We declare our strong support for the immediate passage of the Real Property Valuation and...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma As Asia regional adviser on development management for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. David Korten traveled frequently to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Author of several books that present alternative views on capitalism, he shares with readers...
Bayern Munich's Austrian defender David Alaba (Photo by Miguel A. Lopes / POOL / AFP) Filipino-Austrian defender David Alaba is reportedly set to sign a five-year contract with Real Madrid as he awaits his contract expiration with longtime team Bayern Munich. Per Max Bielefeld of Sky Sports,...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Many of us wrongly think that if we worked hard enough, and if we seized every opportunity that science and technology offer, we would have everything we want in life. This illusion breeds the modern psychological affliction called FOMO — fear of...
One of the most frequently-asked questions from my Filipino friends to me as the Chinese ambassador here is, which is your favorite tour destination in China? With footprints having covered almost every province of China, my answer to this question would be Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
The current bearish real estate industry in the Philippines is expected to bounce back in the second half this year to early 2022 fueled by the government’s huge infrastructure program and the private sector driven REITs regime. This was the gist by the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association...
