The national government has successfully borrowed funds through short-term loans amid relatively stable interest rates. On Monday, Sept. 11, the Bureau of the Treasury executed its auction by fully awarding P15 billion worth of Treasury bills, with demand for three-, six-, and 12-month IOUs totaled...
Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, September 11 shot back at Vice President Sara Duterte for bragging that critics were unable to support their “dirty imagination” when they questioned the confidential expenses in 2022 of the Office of the Vice President which was not provided under...
(Unsplash) A dejected Ombudsman Samuel Martires told congressmen Monday, Sept. 11 that he believed corruption in the Philippines won't get solved within "our lifetime". Martires, during the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on the Office of the...
(Unsplash) The Office of the Ombudsman's system was hacked earlier this year, causing its decision writing process to get compromised. Thus, bared Ombudsman Samuel Martires to members of the House Committee on Appropriations Monday, Sept. 11 during the...
The EU Delegation to the Philippines is calling on all creative graphic artists in the country to join its logo contest in celebration of the 60th anniversary of EU-PH relations in 2024. The competition is open to Philippine residents (nationals or foreign) between 16 and 29 years of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY A week after defending his disciples for picking ears of grain and rubbing with their hands on a Sabbath, Jesus heals a man with a withered hand. Jesus asks him to stretch it out. The man obeys and it is restored. Since Jesus heals on a Sabbath, it becomes controversial. The...
FROM THE MARGINS How can we promote financial inclusion alongside financial stability and integrity? How do we capitalize on the transformational impact of technology while ensuring that disadvantaged and vulnerable groups are not left behind? These critical questions will be discussed in the 2023...
David Ong, the visionary behind The Curator. (Photo by Noel Pabalate/MB) The Curator bar stepped into the international spotlight sometime in July 2023 by securing the No. 34 spot on the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Bar list. This significant achievement, celebrated at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong...
The Senate will push for a higher intelligence funds for all government agencies that are mandated to defend the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. Zubiri said this includes the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Matthew 18:15-20 One of the hardest things to do is to correct an erring brother or sister. We are afraid that he or she might react and get back at us. Jesus teaches us how to do it. It is called fraternal correction. First, it should be done in private. Jesus is aware...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL With full disclosure, I’ll confess I’m more of a fiction reader; and so when I was asked to moderate the Monday morning mini presscon for noted author and New Yorker columnist Malcolm Gladwell, I had to scramble and read up on him over...
ILIGAN CITY – A National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) tower in Barangay Paiton, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte was bombed before dawn on Thursday, September 8. A police officer was killed when a bomb component went off during clearing operation. TOWER No. 14 of the Baloi-Aurora 138-KV line...
