Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at a hospital in Davao City, where he was recovering from a heart bypass surgery. (Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian / Diocese of Pagadian) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the 57-year-old bishop died at 8:28...
From left: Ace Azarraga, FCG’s Brand and Partnership Director; President of Kitchen City, Ricardo Abelardo Jr.; Alfredo Yao, Kitchen City Owner and Chairman of the Board; Guillermo Luchangco, Chairman Emeritus of ICCP Group of Companies; and Ms. Pamela Pascual, Chairman and CEO of Manila...
European Union Ambassador Luc Véron, got up close and personal with Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee on "EU You Talk". Photo courtesy of EEAS-Manila The "EU You Talk" is Ambassador Véron's monthly social media segment to engage with talented youth leaders. Ambassador Véron and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY When religious leaders send priests and Levites to ask John the Baptist who he really is, he clearly admits that he is not the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed One of God. Neither is he the personification of Elijah who would someday return to prepare the way of the Lord (Mal...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The year 2023 is almost over, and we are all rushing to do our new year resolutions. Mine is quite simple: Strive to fight medical disinformation, which has killed many, not only during the Covid-19 pandemic but before and after that. Thousands have died following bad advice,...
As the year drew to a close, the Marcos administration had ramped up the government's borrowing, particularly in the domestic market, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government’s gross borrowings surged by 28 percent to P125.5 billion in November last year from P97.9...
The Philippines has officially rolled out a comprehensive insurance coverage aimed at protecting the country from infrastructure losses caused by natural disasters, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. In a statement, Treasury Officer-in-Charge Sharon P. Almanza said the National Indemnity...
REFLECTIONS TODAY At the beginning of the new year, the Church places us under the protection of Mary, Mother of God. In and through Mary, human participation in the divine plan of salvation is most tangible. Every mother, in a special way, participates in the birth, growth, and development of a...
FROM THE MARGINS Last night, as I watched the usual New Year revelry, I remember Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” — the story of a poor girl selling matches in the street on New Year’s Eve. She was hungry and cold, but nobody paid her attention and no one bought her...
Government subsidies to state-owned companies increased in November, with the majority of the funds being allocated to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the National Food Authority (NFA). Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that government-owned and -controlled corporations...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Lk 2:22-40 [or 2:22, 39-40] When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord... Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous...
PEACE-MAKER As Speaker of the House of Representatives and in the course of our modest foray in parliamentary and political party diplomacy, we have had the privilege of meeting U.N. Secretaries-General U Thant, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Anan, and Ban Ki-moon, all men of...
