Senators on Tuesday, January 16 expressed their support to Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri for leading the filing a Senate resolution that seeks to pursue amendments to the 1987 Constitution, but only limited to revisions in its economic provisions. Senate President Juan Miguel...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With the Philippines estimated to have an aging population by 2030, Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has stressed the need to establish hospitals especially catered to the elderly. "I have long advocated for the establishment of a...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Mark 2:23-28 The Hebrew term shabbath means “to cease or to rest.” The Sabbath signifies the apex of God’s creation. God blessed and sanctified the seventh day and made it holy (Gn 2:2-3). For Israel—and for all mankind—it is a rest day to...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Last weekend, we attended a wake-for an 18-year-old boy. After expressing our condolences to the bereaved family, conversation turned to what happened. It was apparently a suicide. He had just become another statistic for this fast-growing phenomenon. A report said teen...
As we kick off the new year, it's crucial to reflect on the milestones, lessons, and victories from the past and strategize for the future. In this article, we steer away from the technicalities of real estate trends and focus on overcoming the fear of investing in real estate, a pivotal factor...
President Marcos has reiterated his commitment to improving the country's healthcare system as he reported that there are now 131 medical specialty centers across the country as of December 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Instagram) In a video uploaded to his...
The Bureau of the Treasury made a full award of the treasury bills (T-bills) it offered on Monday on the back of higher rates. At an auction on Jan. 15, the national government raised P15 billion as planned via the T-bills it auctioned off as total bids reached P43.188 billion, more than twice the...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Power, this city’s power distribution utility, warned that prolonged power interruptions following the New Year blackout that affected Panay Island can happen again if the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) fails to finish a key facility in Iloilo. Roel Castro,...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Jewish rabbis, particularly the scribes and the Pharisees, would want to contain Jesus and his message in the ways of the Mosaic Law and their traditions. But doing so would be like containing the fresh and liberating spirit of Jesus’ teaching—the “new wine”—in the...
FROM THE MARGINS I am a proud citizen of San Pablo City, Laguna, one of the oldest cities in the Philippines. San Pablo’s historical records date back to pre-Spanish times, from the village of “Sampaloc” which later became the town of “San Pablo de los Montes” – named after its...
The Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) will convene to review and decide on the various proposals seeking to amend or revoke the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Senator Raffy Tulfo said. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asserted that the failure of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to expand and upgrade the country’s power grid is “reason enough for the Congress to consider recasting, if not revoking, its franchise”. In a statement on...
