PEACE-MAKER Last week, our old friends Dr. Charles Yang of South Korea and Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Ek Nath Dhakal of Nepal, international chairman and Asia Pacific chairman, respectively, of the New York- and Seoul-based Universal Peace Federation (UPF) visited us in our home....
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Carlo Pineda of The Art House is on a mission; and it’s to curate art in such a manner that it’s public, for all to enjoy, and creates a lasting impact for those ready to experience the art. And bear in mind, that’s not really as easy as it...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Regardless of religion, faith (or having one, rather) is a trait that unites a lot of people. In the same way that the presence of faith gives us strength and the promise of pulling through, its absence, or even the compromise thereof, can also exacerbate situations in which...
REFLECTIONS TODAY By way of contrast, Mark puts the incident of Jesus blessing the children after Jesus pointed out the people’s “hardness of heart” as the reason for Moses to permit divorce. The Greek paidia (children, minors) refers not only to those young in age; they also represent mature...
The onslaught of bad news is coming endless for consumers, as another wave of financial pain will further squeeze their pockets with anticipated price hikes at the gas pumps next week. According to the oil companies, the price of gasoline products will rise by P0.45 to P0.85 per liter; while diesel...
REFLECTIONS TODAY On the question whether Jesus would allow divorce — Moses permitted the man to dismiss his wife—Jesus proclaims permanence of marriage to be God’s intent from the beginning. Moses’ concession, Jesus says, is given only “because of the hardness of your hearts” (v 5)....
As Luzon grid descended into new round of red alert that was prompted by the tripping of a major power plant, consumers are left with no choice but to suffer through inconvenience and relive the stress of waiting for another wave of spikes in their electric bills. System operator National Grid...
The Bureau of the Treasury said that the Marcos administration recorded a budget surplus in April, albeit smaller than the previous year. According to the Treasury bureau's report on Thursday, May 23, the national government's fiscal surplus fell 36 percent to P42.7 billion from P66.8 billion in...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Thursday, lauded the Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Bill. The Senate ratified the bicam report on the measure on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. “Ang panukalang ito...
Senator Grace Poe will now head the Senate Committee on Finance, while Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara will now lead the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This, after Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero took the helm of the Senate leadership last Monday, May 20, triggering...
Former commander of the Western Command (Wescom) Alberto Carlos denies he knew a telephone conversation he had with a Chinese attaché known as “Col. Li” was being recorded. Carlos told senators during a public hearing conducted by the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace,...
The Senate on Tuesday, May 21 approved on second and third reading the measure amending the over two-decade old government procurement law, one of the priority measures of the Marcos administration. Newly-installed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero allowed his predecessor Juan...
