REFLECTIONS TODAY In rocky Palestine and its neighboring countries where Jesus lived and preached, shepherds hold three things dearly: water, their tents, and their sheep. The shepherd not only guides the sheep, he is almost a “father” to the flock. He gives a name to each one; he allows them...
FROM THE MARGINS Palawan, a favorite travel destination, consistently ranks as one of the best islands in the world. Just recently, TripAdvisor described Palawan as “a slice of heaven,” naming it one of the world’s most trending destinations in its Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2024....
Businessman Eusebio Tangco’s STI Education Systems Holdings, owner of the largest network of private schools in the country, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) and CPA Review School of the Philippines (CPAR) to revolutionize...
Debt payments made by the government decreased in February due to lower principal payments made to domestic creditors, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government's debt servicing reached P293.61 billion last February, 22 percent lower than the P375.71 billion paid out in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • John 10:11-18 The evangelist John introduces the image of the shepherd by describing how the shepherd enters the sheepfold, calls the sheep by name, and leads the flock to pasture. Then Jesus identifies himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for the...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, the international community was troubled as Israel carried out air strikes in Iran as a response to the latter’s unprecedented drone and cruise missile assaults against the former. Iran explained its earlier aerial strike on Israel was in retaliation for an...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The first time I visited AC Health’s Healthway Cancer Care Hospital at Arca South, it was a structure full of scaffolding, and the model units of the hospital rooms had just been completed. AC Health’s CEO Paolo Borromeo had invited me to...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Saturday, April 20, that Auxiliary bishop-elect Reynaldo Bersabal has been appointed as the fifth Filipino to be appointed as a bishop in the United States (US). (Auxiliary bishop-elect Reynaldo Bersabal / Screengrab from...
The Japanese Embassy in Manila has announced the opening of job applications for 50 nurses and 300 careworkers to be sent to work to Japan for three to four years. The announcement was made through an advisory by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), which detailed the qualifications for...
Students from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and the Republic Polytechnic in Singapore (RP) joined forces for a monthlong leadership exchange program. In a statement on April 19, the UPD-CS noted that this initiative is called the Temasek Foundation...
BACOLOD CITY – The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP)-Visayas announced that an alumnus who topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examination (ECELE) will receive a cash incentive of P200,000. BANAS (FB) Niele Shem Bañas of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental...
As global oil prices softened in the last two trading days, the estimated rollback for diesel and kerosene prices have gone heftier to P1.00 per liter level, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, the price of diesel will likely be trimmed by P0.80 to...
