AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (Courtesy of RTVM livestream screenshot) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will deploy military transport planes to fetch overseas Filipinos who were affected by the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas. AFP spokesperson Col....
H.E. Amb. Hisham bin Sultan Al-Qahtani of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia On Sept. 25, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted a dinner party commemorating its 93rd National Day at the Grand Hyatt in BGC. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Antonio Morales With the theme, “Our dreams have...
Ombudsman Samuel Martires has formally asked the Senate and the House of Representatives to significantly decrease the P51-million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) allocated to his office to P1-million under the proposed 2024 national budget. In his letter to Sen. Juan...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH Last Sept. 28, I took off for a birthday weekend drive to the Visayas. I needed to transport a vehicle to the Visayas, in preparation for a drive to Western Mindanao later in November. I took the opportunity also to talk with some friends, so I would play some music while...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last weekend, we woke up to the shocking news that Israel’s southern cities were attacked by elements of Hamas – a Palestinian armed group. What made the news “shocking” was the number of Israelis allegedly killed and kidnapped by the attackers, including some 260...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The key to the prayer lies in our relationship with God. God is not some distant stranger. The Israelites to whom God revealed himself considered him as wholly “Other”—the Creator and Savior, the Almighty who dwells in the high heavens. The people looked at God with awe and...
H.E. Amb. Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino of the Embassy of Malaysia Celebrating unity, friendship, and cross-cultural collaboration, the Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, H.E. Dato’ Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, led the celebration of the 66th National Day of Malaysia. Department of...
The government made a full award of the reissued 10-year debt papers it auctioned off on Tuesday at a lower interest rate. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P30 billion as planned from the reissued ten-year bonds it offered on Tuesday. The bonds, which have a remaining life of five years and...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Once again, we have sensational news, this time of a schoolboy dying 11 days after allegedly being slapped by his teacher. Media went to town, and law enforcement officials are all over the newspapers, radio, and TV, being interviewed and offering their take on the matter, all...
REFLECTIONS TODAY On Feb. 2, 2021, Pope Francis approved the changing of the liturgical feast of St. Martha (July 29) to include her sister and brother, Mary and Lazarus, on the Church’s universal calendar of feast days. In the household of Bethany, as we read in today’s Gospel, Jesus...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Another day, another viral video, of yet another arrogant road user losing their cool and becoming the next internet sensation. Seems we can’t go a week online without seeing some loose nut behind the steering wheel go all breaking bad. This has even prompted some law...
Poster of the film 'The Exorcist: Believer' (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Fifty years after the original, newly released "The Exorcist: Believer" topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $27.2 million in ticket sales, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday....
