REFLECTIONS TODAY First Reading • 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3 Absalom unexpectedly came up against David’s servants. He was mounted on a mule, and, as the mule passed under the branches of a large terebinth, his hair caught fast in the tree. He hung between heaven and earth while...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Last week, the Department of Health released a statement stating that dengue cases had dropped 24.4 percent in the first two weeks of 2024 (2,024 cases versus 7,274 cases from Dec. 17-31, 2023, and 8,629 from Dec. 3-16, 2023), At least two major newspapers picked up this...
Explore the blend of sustainability and creativity at Maria Tuazon's "Repurposing the Future” eco-art exhibit at the NCCA Gallery in Intramuros, extended till Jan. 31. The exhibit features 30 upcycled art pieces crafted from plastic, paper, metal, wood, and rubber waste, helping champion...
The alarming danger of microplastics has garnered global attention, raising widespread concerns about its potential impact on the Philippines' national fish, the milkfish or "bangus." (Aybanreyes / Pixabay) Microplastics are tiny plastic particles measuring less than five millimeters and have...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos wave as they are escorted by personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 29, 2024. The Chief Executive is headed to Vietnam for a two-day official working visit. (Photo by...
Citing the adverse economic impact brought about by the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is urging the government to appoint a traffic czar and implement some measures, including the establishment of a new government center in New...
The government successfully raised funds through the sale of short-term debt papers despite higher interest rates caused by recent volatility in the US dollar and peso. The 91-day Treasury bill saw an increase to an average of 5.398 percent compared to the previous week's 5.306 percent, yet the...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the senators' reason for opposing charter change (Cha-cha) has something to do with their supposed desire to preserve...
Senators on Monday, January 29 lauded the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) move to come up with an en banc resolution to suspend all proceedings on the People’s Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution. Wearing a maroon armband, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, in a...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), the banking unit of the Aboitiz Group, is planning to raise P10 billion from a stock rights offering even as it reported a 28 percent drop in net income last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said its Board of Directors...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of minor basilica on St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Rizal province. Photo from Saint John the Baptist Parish Church The diocese announced the Vatican decision on...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that the Commission En Banc has decided unanimously to suspend indefinitely all proceedings concerning the People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of...
