MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – Reinvigorating tourism influx as well as tighter cooperation in the aviation industry had just been pulled off by the governments of the Philippines and the United States with the recent launch of United Airlines’ direct flight to San Francisco, California, which is...
The Bureau of the Treasury said the Marcos administration has recorded a slight decrease in its foreign and local borrowings in the first nine months of the year. From January to September 2023, gross financing totaled P1.782 trillion, a two percent drop compared to the same period last year when...
FROM THE MARGINS Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta Platforms once said: “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” This brings to mind one of the best woman-leaders I have met, Silvida “Salve” Reyes-Antiquera,...
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...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. / Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel (File photo) There is no need for a loyalty check among the troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as they remain committed to their duty to protect the Filipino people and secure the nation despite...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, November 5 reiterated his stand that the Office of the President should be given zero intelligence funds under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Pimentel insisted that departments or government...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mt 23:1-12 Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Along with the irony of the Philippines having to import a dietary staple such as rice, the other sad irony would be how in a nation that’s an island archipelago, we have issues about potable, drinking water. But that is a hard fact for our...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to speak at the joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate at the Batasan Pambansa. This paper’s editorial yesterday, Nov. 4, pointed out that the Japanese Premier’s address is...
Untitled (Dwelling) by Poklong Anading In an era marked by the pervasive influence of screens and digital encounters, our perception of art has undergone a dramatic shift, further aggravated by the pandemic. Online exhibitions, the promotion of art on social media, and the virtual acquisition of...
AFP public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad (Photo: Trinidad) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed Japan's provision of P235.50 million in grant which will enable the military to acquire coastal radars. The arrangement for the grant, to be provided through the Official...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office of newly-promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Oct. 27, 2023.(RTVM Screenshot) The military has not monitored any credible threat in the country's security amid a reported...
