If you’re seeking a BGC spot to hang out with friends for a chill night out and enjoy authentic Chinese dishes and cocktails, look no further than the newly opened Red Lotus by Modern Shang. Located at One Bonifacio High Street, this Chinese resto-bar is the younger, hip outlet of Modern Shang...
The Department of Finance (DOF) noted a slowdown in rice inflation for April, ending a streak of six months of acceleration, largely driven by the falling global price of this essential food item. Despite rice continuing to be the main contributor to headline inflation with 2.1 percentage points,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the House of Representatives hailed on Tuesday, May 7 the swift passage at the committee level of a measure that aims to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) for the purpose of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The most famous lawyer (Latin advocatus) might not be a historical figure but a fictional character by the name of Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In the film version, he is played by Oscar-winning actor Gregory Peck. Atticus...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit 2024 was held May 3-6, 2024 at the A Mall, Makati City. As an avid gardener and orchid hybridizer, I eagerly attended what was promised as a meeting of minds among stakeholders in the industry and government officials...
Benchmark interest rates returned their slide after the recent downward correction in US Treasury yields. At Monday's auction, May 6, the 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, went down to 5.780 percent from 5.869 percent in the last auction. Likewise, the yield for the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs (Senate PRIB) House Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has told the Senate to shift its focus to urgent...
The country’s contact center and business process sector is expected to post an estimated record annual revenue of around $32.16 billion in 2024, the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) said. In a statement, CCAP President Mickey Ocampo said the revenue projection is...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A much welcome development. Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez had this to say as he commended President Marcos for his intention to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY As Jesus prepares his disciples for his return to the Father through his passion, death, and glorification (ascension), he speaks of the Advocate whom the Father will send in his name—the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is paraklētos, someone “called to be at their side” in...
FROM THE MARGINS And just like that, May is here. When I was young, I remember that old folks called the first rainfall of May “Agua de Mayo” (waters of May), which is supposed to have healing properties. Amidst the sweltering heat that we are all experiencing, I really wish for that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) visited Camp Montible at Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Palawan to explore the possibility of establishing an agricultural camp for children in conflict with the law (CICL). DSWD Undersecretary...
