FROM THE MARGINS Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona, Jr. has announced that 65 percent of Filipino households now have bank accounts. Account ownership is a basic indicator of financial inclusion and this jump in account penetration, from 29 percent in 2019, is a big...
The Gospel of the Beast was one of the 15 films that competed at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) last week. Director Sheron Dayoc creates a violent coming-of-age film about Mateo (Jansen Magpusao) who is drawn to darkness after the death of a classmate and his allegiance with his...
PCG vessel BRP Malapascua sails off Ilocos Norte on Nov. 11, 2023 as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Joint Exercise (AJEX) DAGIT-PA. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) carried out a field training exercise (FTX) with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to...
The national government's debt service bill accelerated in the first nine-months of the year, primarily driven by higher amortization payments, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Between January and September, the Marcos administration's debt payments surged by 57 percent to reach P1.4...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the...
PEACE-MAKER Timor Leste President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Manila two days ago for a state visit. He met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang, where they discussed educational, technical, economic, and political cooperation between our two...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The second Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum rolls out next week, Nov. 21 and 22 at the UP Diliman School of Statistics Auditorium. It’s something we’re happy to see happening; as the theme for this year, “If Not Now, When?,”...
KEEPING INDIGENOUS LULLABIES ALIVE From left: Arts Education Department manager Eva Mari Salvador, project director Lino Matalang Jr., CCP president Michelle Nikki Junia, CCP artistic director Dennis Marasigan, filmmaker Zig Dulay, ethnomusicologist Sol Trinidad, director Ma-an Asuncion-Dagnalan,...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Society for Cultural Enrichment Inc., presents Viva Voce Voice Lab's re-staging of Puccini's La Boheme on Nov. 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m., at the Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater). Based on French writer Henri...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri noted how the confidential and intelligence fund (CIF) report of the Office of the President (OP) was one of the most detailed and comprehensive reports that he has seen. Sen. Sonny Angara faces his colleagues during the marathon plenary session on...
The Beatles (AFP) LONDON (AFP) - The Beatles' latest release "Now And Then" on Friday became the legendary band's first UK number one single in 54 years, with Paul McCartney calling it "a very emotional moment." Artificial intelligence helped isolate late member John Lennon's vocals from a...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Using the parable of the Dishonest Steward, Jesus asks his disciples to use wealth wisely. It is often said, “Money is a great servant but a bad master” (Francis Bacon). When a person puts his energies in making money and acquiring more wealth, this occupies most of his time...
