REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus encourages his disciples to rejoice when they are afflicted. When they feel so poor and cannot afford comfort because they cannot find a decent job, or when they feel hungry because they can hardly find time to eat because they are busy responding to many needs, or when they...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Tomorrow, Sept. 14, several government and private sector organizations will gather in Antipolo City to celebrate the success of a partnership. The officials of the provincial government of Rizal, the city government of Antipolo, the Department of Environment and Natural...
The Philippine government plans to borrow $1 billion from the Islamic debt market, marking the country's first venture into this type of financing, the Bureau of the Treasury said. In a briefing in Dubai, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said that Manila aims to raise approximately P56.6...
The nominees have been announced for the 2023 Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards aimed at recognizing excellence on TV, OTT, and online platforms across the world. The Asia Contents Awards, established in 2019, has joined forces with the International OTT Festival, hosted by the Ministry of...
Lee Jun-ho, star of the hit drama “King the Land” and a member of K-pop group 2PM, will be holding his fan meeting in Manila in November. JYP Entertainment, 2PM’s agency, announced on Sept. 12 that the “Junho The Moment 2023” 1st Fanmeeting Tour will be held on Nov. 11 in Manila. No...
Ombudsman Samuel Martires (Screenshot from YouTube live) Ombudsman Samuel Martires has chided complainants who insist on filing charges against individuals for "red-tagging", despite the absence of a law prohibiting it. Martires, during the Office of the...
The Embassy of Malaysia in the Philippines commemorated its National Day on Aug. 31 with a flag-raising ceremony at Rumah Malaysia, the official residence of the Ambassador in Makati. The ceremony was led by Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, His Excellency Dato' Abdul Malik Melvin...
REFLECTIONS TODAY After the healings on a Sabbath which provoke controversy with the Pharisees, Jesus leaves the synagogue and goes to the mountain to pray. The mountain is a good place to pray. The name of the mountain is not mentioned. Here, Jesus prays the whole night. He needs to reenergize...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Rabies is the most dreaded zoonotic disease that kills its victims with 100 percent efficiency. The Philippines’ rabies death toll is 250–300 cases a year. Rabies patients suffer a most horrible death. The facts justify the intense fear that grip animal-bite victims...
ONE FOR THE ROAD Have you ever wondered whether or not we are living in a simulation? Elon Musk believes that the chances of us living in “base reality” amount to “one in billions,” saying that it’s probable that we live in a “Matrix” kind of existence. That may seem a little...
LONDON, England – The Department of Energy (DOE) is seriously planning installations for a ‘parallel green grid system’ that will underpin the integration of mammoth renewable energy (RE) facilities, primarily the 50-gigawatt offshore wind (OSW) ramp up which is the dominant technology cast...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill institutionalizing a school-based mental health program. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2200 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, welcomed the development saying it is a...
