#MINDANAO John Tria The latest Gross Regional Domestic Product figures for 2021 recently announced by the Philippine Statistics Authority are very important numbers for people like me who live outside Metro Manila. According to the PSA website, all regions are reported to have entered positive...
Four and a half years after the end of the five-month long Marawi siege in May to October 2017, Congress has passed Republic Act No. 11696, the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act. The law provides compensation to those whose kin were killed, as well as those whose properties were destroyed in...
All regions in the country posted positive economic growths last year, a reversal of the contractions seen at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data from the PSA revealed on Thursday, April 28 that all economies of 17 regions in the...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is looking at Metro Manila as one of the “important” regions where Vice President Leni Robredo must secure votes to win the presidency in next month’s polls. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau)...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz has re-launched ‘voluntourism’ to attract local tourists and the likes to be part of the province’s socio-economic recovery plan. Visitors flock to the belfry of Panay Church in Panay town, Capiz province. The church houses one of the biggest bells in...
“Wastong pag-utang, susi sa pagbangon ng bayan” (Proper borrowing, key to people’s recovery) is the theme of this year’s observance of Credit Consciousness Week a practice that began in the last week of April 1995 with the issuance by then President Fidel V. Ramos of Proclamation No. 568....
We placed an order. And they delivered. When the TechNews and Lifestyle sections came up with an idea of a collaboration issue, we agreed to a working title of “Now Serving,” which, for all intents and purposes, sounded like a call for a return to normalcy. Pundits would caution...
A student testimonial on the return of face-to-face classes By Ma. Kristine Buenafe Lecture halls are filled once again with students listening to a professor discussing a lesson. Students are more focused in class, now that they can be called to recite any moment. While the workload may be...
Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Thursday called for the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), warning that any delays in the negotiation may lead to delayed pandemic recovery efforts....
President Duterte’s successor should avoid accumulation of additional government debt, as the Department of Finance (DOF) said the next administration should prioritize policies that will entice more economic activity. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Thursday, April 21, that the...
The United States (US) has announced that it will provide an additional P17.5-million assistance to the Philippines for the recovery of areas affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette. )Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) In a statement Tuesday, April 19, the US Embassy in the...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
