President Marcos is on top of finalizing his speech for his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), Malacañang said on Wednesday, July 17. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the President is on top of finalizing...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "5901", nicknamed "The Monster" as it is regarded as the biggest coast guard ship in the world, is seen anchored near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG Despite the conduct of a bilateral consultation...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 17 assured that the Senate will work harder to maintain the public’s trust in the institution. Escudero made the assurance after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed him holding a 69 percent trust rating. “On...
Her “designated survivor” remark about skipping President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week was neither a joke nor a bomb threat, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, July 17. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) ...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos' latest photo upload (left) vs his profile picture uploaded on July 8, 2022 (Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIO Presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos shared photos on Facebook,...
The full completion of the 230-kilovolt Cebu-Bohol interconnection project will decongest power supply flow in the tourist-haven Bohol; and will also have positive spillover effect to improving power supply in the Luzon grid by taking the edge off on the existing Leyte-Bohol submarine cable....
Rowena Guanzon (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) By ELLSON QUISMORIO P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has noted a possible punishment that House of Representatives members could impose on Vice President Sara Duterte for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) By ELLSON QUISMORIO Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda believes President Marcos can address the issue on Philippine...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH In a world where attention spans dwindle with every passing TikTok video, could it be that we are unknowingly trading depth for distraction? What began in September 2016 as a platform for fleeting entertainment has morphed into a de facto search engine, reshaping how we consume...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Greek word nepioi, here rendered as childlike, has two levels of meaning. In one level, nepioi refers to the little ones and the poor who are objects of Jesus’ Good News (Mt 11:5). Jesus calls them blessed because to them belongs the Kingdom of heaven (Mt 5:3). The nepioi,...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Sunday, we watched as social media and international cable news played footages of what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officially declared was an “assassination attempt” on former United States President Donald Trump. We are glad that the former president...
By JONATHAN HICAP Korean actors Kim Seon-ho and Cha Seung-won are teaming up for the action thriller series “The Tyrant,” which is coming to Disney+ on Aug. 14. “The Tyrant” tells the story of rogue scientists in the Korean government who start to develop a virus that can bring about...
