BAGUIO CITY – A University of the Cordilleras (UC) graduate topped the May 2024 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examinations. Mayor Benjamin Magalong congratulated Nicole Agoy Gonzales for her achievement. GONZALES "I feel proud to announce a remarkable achievement for our city," said...
President Marcos said that the country's military needs to boost its capabilities as it transitions from internal operations to external defense posture. However, Marcos cleared that the Philippines is not waging war by doing so. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during his arrival at...
Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto said being cast in Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” series was a dream come true. Jacinto, who was born in Quezon City in the Philippines before his family moved to Canada when he was three years old, is one of the main cast in “The...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the revision and updating of the scope of the country's intellectual property code to help against Philippine cinema's greatest threat — piracy. In filing Senate Bill 2150, which aims to amend the Intellectual Property Code...
Bank of the Philippine Islands’ (BPI) financial inclusion and microfinance arm BanKo has teamed up with agri-tech company Agrilever to launch the Agri NegosyoKo Loan Program. In a media briefing, BPI said this initiative aims to help farmers strengthen their agricultural practices and...
Five Philippine universities, led by the University of the Philippines (UP), are ranked among the top universities in the world in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2025. Based on the latest rankings released on Wednesday, June 5, UP has risen to 336, a...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated that the decrease in rice tariffs from 35 percent to 15 percent could potentially reduce rice prices by P6 to P7 per kilo. In a briefing on Wednesday, June 5, PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that these estimates were made taking into...
As she takes on her new role in Congress, celebrity and fashion icon Love Marie “Heart” Ongpauco-Escudero said she is now ready to face the challenge as the new president of the Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc. (SSFI). Love Marie “Heart” Ongpauco-Escudero was sworn in as the new...
Korean star and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae is starring in his first Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” which is now streaming on Disney+. In the original, live action series from Lucasfilm, he will be playing Jedi Master Sol, becoming the first Asian Jedi Master. “The Acolyte”...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Over the weekend. Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia aired a warning against people who may intend to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deceive voters in connection with the forthcoming campaign period leading up to the May 2025 midterm elections....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Mark 12:18-27 After the Pharisees and Herodians failed to ensnare Jesus with their question on paying taxes to Caesar, it is now the turn of the Sadducees to test him. The Sadducees—the priestly aristocracy during Jesus’ time—were, ironically, skeptics in...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH When I heeded the call of the unfamiliar, the compass of my curiosity pointed me to Scarborough Shoal. Fully aware of our precarious situation there, I ventured forward nevertheless. This remote speck in the West Philippine Sea, a point of contention primarily because it is a...
