Debt payments by the Philippine government breached the P1 trillion threshold in the first four-months of the year due to higher interest settlements. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government's debt servicing reached P1.15 trillion in January to April, or 32 percent...
ILOILO CITY – “1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom,” a film that has the backdrop of the Battle of Mactan, is the gift of the family of a rookie Ilonggo producer to the Philippines. FRANCIS B. Lara Ho, the producer of the movie ‘1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom,’ is an Ilonggo...
REFLECTIONS TODAY GOSPEL • Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them,...
PEACE-MAKER We were elected congressman of Pangasinan for the first time in 1969, at the age of 32, after serving as presidential assistant and economic minister and press counselor at the Philippine Embassy in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh) from 1966 to 1969. Among our colleagues in the Seventh...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Tajara Hospitality and Greenview once again hosted PhilHost 2024, at the Ascott Bonifacio Global City. PhilHost stands for Philippine Hospitality on Sustainable Tourism, and it’s a timely reminder that while Sustainability can be a rallying cry...
While weekends are sacred respite for most families or households, consumers in Luzon cannot rest easy because they can be stricken with the malady of rotational power service interruptions anytime this Saturday following the declaration of new wave of ‘red alert’ in the grid. According to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The religious authorities in Jerusalem—the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders— would claim their authority to serve and to teach in the Temple from Moses, and through him, from God. They are incensed that Jesus cleansed the Temple by driving out those selling and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS We oftentimes hear the words, and celebrate “the end of an era,” yet we somehow never give much attention to the start of one. I am a firm believer that every ending is the start of a new beginning. Whether that is a happy, sad, unexpected or planned beginning or ending,...
The multi-media exhibition “Shared Journey: 60 Years of EU-PH Diplomatic Relations” is ongoing at the Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Ambassador Luc Veron together with DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose A. De Vega, and Yuchengco Museum Executive Director and Curator Jeannie Javelosa...
This year’s Europe Day reception was doubly significant, marking 60 years of EU-PH diplomatic relations. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Antonio A. Morales offers a toast with Ambassador Veron, and Apostolic Nuncio Charles John Brown. H. E. Luc Véron, European Union Ambassador to...
The Aboitiz Group’s lender Union Bank of the Philippines has successfully raised P10 billion from its stock rights offering which it reported as having robust participation from shareholders. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it offered 327.12 million common shares...
Yuhang Liu (Contributed photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, May 31, that it has conducted an investigation after a Chinese man arrested by the police in Makati City yielded communications equipment linked to possible hacking. Personnel of the Philippine National Police’s...
