The government has made a full award of the reissued seven-year IOUs despite higher interest rates. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Bureau of the Treasury raised P30 billion through an auction of reissued Treasury bonds with a remaining life of six-years and seven-months. The bonds were awarded at an...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Ever heard of the doctrine of the last clear chance of avoidance? If you are one of those who has ever experienced it first hand, you may know it better as right of way’s irresponsible cousin. You know — the one that gets away with murder simply because they refuse to take any...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The recent incident of Iggy Agbayani’s incarceration and death has triggered a rethinking of the patient-doctor relationship. From a doctor’s standpoint, one might ask if all the time and sacrifices made to be one is worth it if a patient will go tooth and nail after your...
REFLECTIONS TODAY By way of metaphor, Jesus gives the reason for his mission: to bring everyone to the divine banquet. The “servant”—Jesus—is tasked to send out the invitation of a super generous host, God. He starts inviting those within the Israelite “neighborhood”—relatives,...
The Senate on Monday, November 6 approved on third and final reading the proposed “Tatak Pinoy” or Proudly Filipino Act. Twenty-three (23) senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 2426. There were zero abstentions and zero negative votes. The bill has been certified as a priority...
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) has announced the return of its college entrance exam for School Year (SY) 2024 to 2025. Photo credit to PUP As posted on its official website, the university said the application for PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET) 2023 starts on Nov. 27. The...
Short-term benchmark interest rates significantly increased weeks after the policy rate hike. At the Bureau of the Treasury auction on Monday, Nov. 6, the national government raised a total of P13.220 billion, below the P15 billion program. Total demand reached P32.316 billion. The 91-day Treasury...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) suggested that waste-to-energy initiatives can help achieve the goals of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for 2023 to 2028. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, ECCP Renewable Energy and Energy...
The Philippines now needs to bolster its external defense, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Speaking at the 67th founding anniversary Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) on Monday, Nov. 6, Marcos exhorted the Department of National Defense...
Following the peaceful conduct of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now gearing up for an upcoming special poll in Negros Oriental in December to fill up the post vacated by expelled representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. Lt....
Former Beatles members Paul McCartney (R) and Ringo Star (AFP) LONDON (AFP) - A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the UK's official singles chart on Sunday night, the chart company said. The song, "Now and Then", that used artificial...
MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – The government of the United States is optimistic on the signing of a historic ‘123 Agreement’ on nuclear power with the Philippine government that could help Filipino investors gain access not just to cutting-edge nuclear power technologies – including those of the...
