The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) announced on Friday, April 12, the temporary shift to an online mode of classes until April 30. (Photo from PUP) In light of the current situation, PUP cited the challenges posed by the high heat index and the reported series of transport strikes...
Tycoon Lucio Co’s retail holding firm Cosco Capital Inc. posted a one percent growth in its consolidated net income to P12.4 billion in 2023 from P12.3 billion a year ago on the back of record earnings from its liquor distribution business. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
The squeeze on consumers’ pockets will continue next week, as the oil companies are anticipating new round of increase in the prices of diesel and kerosene products. Based on the outcome of four-day trading in the regional market, the industry players estimated that the price of diesel products...
DAVAO CITY – The province of Davao del Norte is on pins and needles as the Office of the President suspended Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib (OP) for two months or 60 days beginning Thursday, April 11. JUBAHIB (center). (FB) According to a directive dated April 8 signed by Executive Secretary...
Senator Lito Lapid has reiterated that using renewable energy (RE) sources can help address the brownouts being experienced in Negros Occidental, Panay Island, and other areas in the country. Lapid said the country must improve usage of RE sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower. Using...
DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib has defied the 60-day preventive suspension order issued by the Office of the President on April 8 but served on Thursday, April 11. DAVAO del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib speaks before his supporters following his suspension on Thursday. (One DavNor...
The Diocese of Dumaguete urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the bill creating the Negros Island Region (NIR), not just to express "dissent," but also to "safeguard" the province's future. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) This came after the Senate Bill No....
K-pop boy bands Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together led the winners at the inaugural Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) 2024 held in Yokohama, Japan on April 10. ASEA 2024 was hosted by Newsen, Korea’s entertainment and sports media outlet, and AtStyle, a Korean online entertainment...
REFLECTIONS TODAY To “believe” (Greek pisteuein), one of John’s favorite expressions, does not just mean to hold on to some opinion or truth; it connotes total confidence in Jesus. Its Hebrew equivalent is AMAN which has to do with trustfulness. Jesus is “the AMEN” because he is faithful...
Photo from the University of the Philippines (Facebook) The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Wednesday, April 10 advised teachers whose classes can be completed online to consider shifting to remote or asynchronous learning methods during periods of extreme heat. UPD made the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY “For God so loved the world, he gave us his only Son, Jesus Christ our Savior, his most precious one”—this line taken from today’s Gospel opens Tell the World of His Love, the official theme song of World Youth Day 1995 in Manila. The song continues to be sung in Masses...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH Public opinion will never lose its weight. While typhoons and earthquakes are natural occurrences, the devastation they cause is not always inevitable. Calling them "natural disasters" ignores the role we play in compounding their impact. Equally important is the point that how...
