FROM THE MARGINS Kudos to the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) for commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards through knowledge exchanges in key cities of Asia. This is a very effective way to popularize the Magsaysay awardees’ good works and promote...
The national government reduced the amount of subsidy to government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in March this year, based on data from the Bureau of the Treasury. Financial support extended to state-owned corporations amounted to P6.87 billion in March, down by 36 percent compared...
REFLECTIONS TODAY First Reading • Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them by many proofs...
PEACE-MAKER As we honor mothers worldwide this Mother’s Day, it is essential to extend our tribute beyond the traditional roles of motherhood to encompass the extraordinary women who lead nations with vision, grace, and strength. These women, often called “mother” of their countries,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Malcolm Gladwell once wrote that he considers Victor Gruen to be the most influential architect of the last half of the 20th century; and this is because Gruen is credited with having created the first modern indoor mall. This was a mall in...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS For some reason, this Mother’s Day hits differently from the rest. Having my own now, the definition of the word, and the role has most certainly transformed right before my very eyes, and continues to evolve everyday. Three months later, and suffice to...
RELECTIONS TODAY The name is not simply a word or set of words by which a person is known, addressed, or referred to. The name represents the very person of the bearer. In the Old Testament, out of respect for the divine name, the name of the Lord God (Yhwh) is not pronounced, and God is given...
The Philippines and the United States launched Friday, May 10, a Washington-funded vessel maintenance facility at the Sangley Point in Cavite. The Fleet Maintenance and Repair Group (MRG) Workshop is the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)'s first facility that was built specifically for vessel...
By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) on Friday, May 10, announced the successful development of a sustainable tourism plan for Barangay San Miguel in Echague, Isabela. (Known as a natural archeological site, Dipanyong cave is seen as a...
Rizal Monument Lighting 2024 The Rizal Monument and the Musical Dancing Fountain in Rizal Park lit up on May 5, 2024, in the blue and yellow colors of the European Union flag for the celebration of the founding of the European Union. European Union Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Luc Véron said...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus is known for teaching in parables (Hebrew meshal), events from ordinary life that reflect how the Kingdom of God operates in life and history. In the Synoptic Gospels, mashal often takes the form of a story: e.g., the parable of the Prodigal Son, the parable of the Good...
