Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, January 23 reaffirmed the Senate’s commitment to fund the country’s first lung transplant program. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. graces the 42 nd founding anniversary of the...
The Senate has formally issued a manifesto strongly expressing their opposition to the ongoing attempts to change the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative describing such moves as a “brazen attempt to violate the Constitution, the country, and our people.” The manifesto is signed...
Photos by Badette M. Cunanan and Noel B. Pabalate From Jan. 12 to 19, 2024, the iconic globe at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City was illuminated with the logo commemorating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the European Union and the Philippines. H. E. Ambassador Luc Véron, European...
With respiratory problems still among the top causes of illnesses in the country, President Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, launched the Philippines first lung transplant at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The official,...
The Lung Transplant Program—a partnership between the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)—can be a model for other hospitals in the country to pool their resources to improve the country's healthcare system. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The administration of President Marcos plans to establish 179 specialty centers and rehabilitate the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Annex building by the end of his term. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) This was...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The scribes are so biased against Jesus that they attribute his power to drive out demons to his being in league with Beelzebul, the prince of demons. Jesus’ own family does not look kindly on some of his actuations, thinking that he is out of his mind. The “they” who say...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Last weekend, I had the privilege of judging at the Philippine International Circuit at the Araneta Coliseum. I was on a panel of 16 judges from various countries around the world, from the USA, South America, Europe and Asia, all well-known in the dog world. It was a great...
ONE FOR THE ROAD We should have a law that prevents lawmakers from making another law, if there is already a current law that is not properly enforced. All in favor say 'Aye'! I could give you many examples of this, but take the recent announcement from the LTO regarding those slow moving e-trikes...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, January 22, prayed for discernment when she led the Senate’s opening prayer during the resumption of the Senate’s first session for this year. Villar, in her prayer, asked the Lord for “discernment and courage” as the Upper Chamber deliberates...
In celebration of Zero Waste Month, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has partnered with Design Center Philippines (DCP) to promote the use of agricultural waste and overlook resources as raw materials through innovative design and continuous research. This, as Legarda...
REFLECTIONS TODAY “If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand” (v 25). This saying of Jesus is true in all human affairs and undertakings—social, political, economic, even religious. This is also true in the realm of the devil, and so to think of Jesus driving...
