OFF THE BEATEN PATH Today, this space pauses to honor a man instantly recognizable for calling countless basketball buzzer-beaters, yet his enduring legacy lies in his unwavering advocacy for Filipino athletes. Surely, he did not just matter-of-factly narrate the ticking seconds on the shot...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The parables of the Buried Treasure and that of the Pearl of Great Price give us a similar lesson: the Kingdom of heaven is a treasure beyond price; we must renounce all that may hinder us from possessing it. The Kingdom of heaven, as Jesus tells us, is the reign of God in...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Did President Bongbong Marcos Jr. leave out the local government sector in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA)? This was the question we got from colleagues in the local government sector, as well as friends, following the President’s SONA on the 23rd of July. Some...
The Senate on Tuesday, July 30, adopted a resolution commending former senator and now Education Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero led the Upper Chamber in hailing Angara’s appointment as the new chief of the Department of Education...
Ambassador Agus Widjojo of the Embassy of Indonesia with Mme. Ranny Widjojo Indonesian Network Diaspora (IDN) in Manila and nearby areas gathered in the early morning of July 27, 2024, to kick-off the celebration of Indonesia’s National Day. The ceremony started with a 4-kilometer fun walk, from...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has finally lifted the suspension it earlier imposed on the settlement of traded capacities in the co-optimized reserve market, hence, consumers will have to brace for added cost burden in their forthcoming electric bills. With the lifting of the settlement...
Government debt reached P15.48 trillion in June this year due to continued borrowing and the peso's depreciation against the US dollar, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government's outstanding debt increased by seven percent in June from P14.52 trillion in the same month...
PH1 World Developers (PH1WD), the property development arm of Megawide Construction Corporation, has secured a P500-million loan agreement with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) for the development of its Northscapes project in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. In a statement, the firm said the fresh...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) would only be considered a success if Congress is able to pass into law the proposed P100 daily minimum wage hike bill. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri pointed this out stating that the SONA...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Hardly had I sent my column to press two weeks ago (Hemodialysis and PhilHealth July 9, 2024) when news broke out on the transfer of a whopping ₱90 billion of “surplus funds” from PhilHealth to the National Treasury. This was purportedly to finance the additional ₱450...
REFLECTIONS TODAY After speaking to the crowds in parables, including the parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, Jesus explains this last parable to his disciples that they may understand “what lays hidden.” Whereas the parable itself concentrates on patience with the “weeds” until judgment...
Yields on short-term debts rose again following the damages caused by Typhoon Carina, which could lead to an inflation uptick. During an auction on Monday, July 29, the Bureau of the Treasury raised the full-programmed P20 billion. The total bids received during the auction amounted to P36 billion...
