HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The annual World Economic forum at Davos happened last week. If you recall, our President Bong Bong Marcos attended the 2023 edition; and that was a great success in establishing globally what his assuming the office represented, and...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) celebrated the completion of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection by turning on the power in Manila, Cebu, and Lanao del Norte at the same time, marking the start of full commercial operations for the interconnection. The NGCP conducted a...
In my five years of experience in the real estate industry, I've observed a growing trend among investors who prefer acquiring properties without paying in cash. Developers are increasingly offering pre-selling projects, allowing buyers to lock in prices and make manageable monthly payments....
President Marcos has called on the country's energy players to ensure reliable power supply and prevent a recurrence of the Panay Island blackout that happened early this year, as this will lead to economic losses. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mark summarizes Jesus’ usual activity as going into the synagogues, preaching and driving out demons. He would remain outside in solitary places so people could come to him and be healed. No wonder, traveling with his disciples in the boat, Jesus, tired as he is, falls...
Manila Philharmonic Orchestra In partnership with The Manila Hotel, the Children’s First One Thousand Days Coalition (CFDC) will present a dinner concert to raise funds for the nutrition efforts of non-government organizations helping government address malnutrition of Filipino infants...
Catholics from across the country celebrated on Friday, Jan. 26 the historic and grace-filled declaration of the Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine. Photo from CBCP In a Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) statement, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo said that the...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Friday, January 26 rejected a suggestion emanating from the House of Representatives for the Senate to conduct its own People’s Initiative (PI) campaign that would take up the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution. ...
President Marcos lauded the full energization of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) as this endeavor unifies the country's power system and opens socioeconomic opportunities in the two islands. UNIFIED PH POWER SYSTEM — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (center) leads the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA)) are working closely together to advance various reforms to encourage capital raising and investing in the capital markets, and improvements on ease of...
The commercial operations of the ancillary services (AS) market will guarantee the full procurement of power reserves needed by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in efficiently running the country’s electricity system. After more than a decade of planning, policy...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today, we honor two of St. Paul’s collaborators: Sts. Timothy and Titus, his “true sons in the faith.” Of Timothy, Paul writes to the Philippians, “I have no one comparable to him for genuine interest in whatever concerns you. You know his worth, how as a child with a...
