PEACE-MAKER We mourn the passing last December 8 of our dear friend, the industrialist Dr. Chen Lipkeong of Malaysia. A medical doctor-turned businessman — with interests in property, energy, and gaming — Dr. Chen was also known for his philanthropic works not only in his beloved country but...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL There’s a purposeful meaning as to why Laurence Ligier chose to name her NGO, based in Iloilo, the CAMELEON Association. Like it’s namesake in the animal kingdom, the NGO seeks to change colors and to transform lives, to rail against fear and...
GUEST COLUMNIST By AMANDA CUA How did you do your Christmas shopping this year? Thanks to TikTok, we’ve got extra-long wishlists and have brand new gift ideas. And I’m sure you spent 11.11 and 12.12 hunting for Christmas steals to treat yourself (or others). When was the last time you...
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has increased its government revenue projection for this year due to stronger-than-expected collections and higher income from the customs and treasury bureaus. The DBCC, an interagency body responsible for setting the government’s...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The liturgy for the first day of Simbang Gabi focuses on light. The light is not yet Jesus, the Light of the World. Rather, it is John the Baptist. It is true that “he was not the light, but came to testify to the light” (Jn 1:8). Jesus in the Gospel bears testimony to his...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on the twelfth of December – the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe. While I have always been aware about our Lady, and know a few devout devotees to her, I was never awakened to her presence and power until I lived the last two and a half years in Mexico....
Bishop Severo Caermare of Dipolog was named as the new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)’s lay arm, the Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) on Friday, Dec. 15. (Bishop Severo Caermare / Photo credit to Nikko Balbedina from CBCP) In a statement released by...
The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) is hoping that the Philippine Congress will pass the proposed Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act while President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will extend lower tariffs under Executive Order (EO) No. 10’s validity until 2028, instead of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the priority of President Marcos. House Speaker Martin Romualdez made sure to highlight this during his speech at the HOR-AFP Fellowship at the Tejeros Hall in Camp...
REFLECTIONS TODAY John is a nazir (“consecrated to the Lord”) from birth; “he will drink neither wine nor strong drink” (Lk 1:15). In later life, John proffers the way of asceticism in the desert. His detractors, however, see this austere prophet as possessed by a demon. In contrast to...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is expecting a rise in foreign direct investments from Brunei Darussalam after the approval of an agreement aimed at bolstering their cooperation on tax matters. On Thursday, Dec. 13, the DOF welcomed the Senate's concurrent approval of the agreement between the...
UST OIRP Associate Director Prof. Karen S. Santiago, Ph.D., Embassy of Argentina in the Philippines Trade Section Head Ms. Ana Clara Pianezza, Third Secretary and Consul Mr. Fabricio Sordoni, and UST Office of Public Affairs Director Asst. Prof. Joreen T. Rocamora, Ph.D. during the presentation of...
