HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL At the start of this year, my first two Sunday columns spoke about Philippine tourism, and how it was so important that we get it right this time. With a country teeming with natural beauty, with beach and dive destinations dotted all...
From the creators of Coco Mama, Ube Mama, and Mango Mama—famed desserts on Boracay Island—The Sunny Side Group is expanding way up north to Baguio. On Instagram, Berry Mama teases with a post revealing its logo adorned with a strawberry imagery. Early talks reveal that Berry Mama is...
Hermosilla Villamor Compoc (right) hugs her tearful daughter, Jerrylou, as they view the remains of their family's patriarch, Domingo, during his wake in Bohol. Mr. Compoc was among the five New People's Army (NPA) rebels who died in an encounter with joint military and police units in Bilar, Bohol...
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has expressed renewed interest in providing financing to critical public infrastructure projects as it seeks optimal mobilization of the P8.75-billion in fresh funds from its latest local bond issuance, a top official said. DBP President...
REFLECTIONS TODAY This parable jolts us from our expectations. The father, filled with compassion, becomes prodigal — profuse in his love and kindness. All the logic that could have led to anger, grievance, and hatred has disappeared. What follows is human tenderness: a gratuitous...
The Ice Age began 2.58 million years ago and ended 11,700 years ago. During this period, the world experienced several glacial and interglacial events, which resulted in changes in human behavior to adapt to the rapidly changing environment. Years of research led to a discovery that proved the...
The national government's debt is edging closer to the P15 trillion mark, fueled by increased borrowing to cover the budget deficit, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. In January 2024, the government's total debt rose by eight percent to P14.79 trillion from P13.698 trillion in the same...
General Romeo Brawner Jr. (fourth from right), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, receives the 4th Metrobank Foundation Award for Partner in Empowerment, Advocacy, and Commitment to Excellence (PEACE) given by the Metrobank Foundation Inc. to the AFP during its 45th founding...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Father is the landowner who sent prophets to Israel, and its leaders maltreated these servants. Then he sends his Son who suffers the same fate as the prophets. The parable’s narration is timely: at the time Jesus was in Jerusalem, a few days before his passion and...
The Marcos administration registered a reduction in the budget deficit last year, with revenues growing significantly faster than expenditures, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. In 2023, the national government's fiscal deficit stood at P1.512 trillion, a 6.3 percent decrease from the...
An Executive Order (EO) mandating state-run National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) to build transmission facilities to underpin the wheeling of generated capacities from renewable energy (RE) facilities will be issued soon by President Marcos. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the...
Former Battle of the Brains finalist Orion Dumdum (left), APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc (Screenshots from Facebook live) APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc, an expert on the power sector, "battled" in plenary on Wednesday, Feb. 28 a Philippine...
