REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus finds welcome and success in Capernaum. He cures the mother-in-law of Simon Peter and stays in Simon’s house where he ministers to the sick and those possessed by demons. Simon and Andrew and the other disciples certainly enjoy the “honor” of being close associates of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Before the end of December 2023, the research organization Social Weather Station released the results of a survey that said that almost all Filipinos are hopeful that 2024 is going to be a better year. According to the survey results, some 96 percent of the respondents said...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 9 said she remains unconvinced over proposals that investing part of the Maharlika Fund in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be the best way to solve the country’s power transmission problems. Marcos pointed out...
The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to evaluate the 25-year legislative franchise granted to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the committee, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 9 amid the ongoing power crisis that...
The second KOR-PHL AlumNight was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines last Dec. 20, at Acacia Function Room, Brittany Hotel in Taguig City. H.E. Seung Man Sang (center) takes group photo with Korea scholarship alumnis On this day, alumni from the Korea Defense School,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE This may seem to come across as johnny-come-lately, as a lot has been said and written about the award-winning film GomBurZa. Well, I saw this movie on the second-to-the last-day of the Metro Manila film Festival, mainly because we were busy with get-togethers during the...
The national government decided to raise its planned domestic borrowings, despite the higher in interest rates for two tenors, which was driven by the higher global oil prices. At an auction on Monday, Jan. 8, the Marcos administration sold short-term IOUs worth P19 billion, exceeding the initial...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. believes that a probable investment by the sovereign fund into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be profitable, as well as bring stability to the grid and power communities across...
BSP forges partnership with BAIPHIL By JAMES A. LOYOLA The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL) have formalized their longstanding partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). “The collaboration of BSP and BAIPHIL will go...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) No less than President Marcos' son in the House of Representatives wants the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) franchise probed over the widespread power interruption in Western...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the company should not be solely held accountable for the recent Panay power outage, as other parties in the energy sector were also involved. In an interview with the ANC on Monday, Jan. 8, NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said they do...
FROM THE MARGINS Over the holidays, I came across a fable that teaches valuable lessons about work, perseverance and overcoming adversity. Aesop’s “The Crow and the Pitcher” tells the story of a thirsty crow that flew far and wide in search of water during a spell of dry weather....
