THE VIEW FROM RIZAL This coming Saturday, Aug. 19, the nation will honor the second president of the Philippines, Manuel Luis Quezon, as he marks his 145th birthday. The nation has recognized the late MLQ as the “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa,” having pushed for and signed the presidential...
REFLECTIONS TODAY One of the things that plague most communities is the inability to handle confrontation, disagreement, and the mutual accountability when it comes to sin. Community living is very much part of human existence. A Christian formed in the ways of Jesus acknowledges his responsibility...
"Love the Philippines" logo ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro prodded the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, Aug. 15 to file charges against Doyle, Dane & Bernbach (DDB) Philippines--the contractor behind the fiasco that was the "Love the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Mary’s assumption into heaven is best understood in relation to God’s grace bestowed to Mary in view of her participation in God’s plan of salvation. Only Mary, who was born without the stain of original sin, could give birth to Christ, Son of God and Redeemer. Mary is given...
It’s a surprising realization that our country has always referred to a presidential decree issued way back in 1977 when it comes to building standards and regulations. This is also quite worrisome since what served as the standard four decades ago might not hold its ground in today’s...
The Senate on Monday, August 14, unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill renaming Agham Road and the BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago during a press conference at the Senate in 2012. She succumbed to lung...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 14 said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should look into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) account books and check whether it is correct to impose only a three percent franchise tax from the...
CHEERS TO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE. Landbank President and CEO, Lynette V. Ortiz, leads a celebratory toast alongside industry regulators, business leaders, development partners, and outstanding clients in commemoration of LANDBANK’s diamond jubilee on 08 August 2023. To mark six decades of...
Nishimura Tokiko, Second Secretary, represented the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines in the ceremonial turnover of barangay health station (BHS) under “The Project for the Construction of Health Station with Birthing Facility in Paracelis, Mountain Province.” The event, held on June...
FROM THE MARGINS Two news items made me happy last week: the easing of inflation to a 16th-month low and the continuing improvement of the labor market, with joblessness projected to be reduced next year. Inflation is slowly being managed, but we need to be vigilant about the effects of global...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Before the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in AD 70, the Jews throughout the Roman empire were required to pay tax to fund the maintenance of the temple. Male Jews above 19 years of age were to pay a half-shekel temple tax which is equivalent to about two days’ wages. The...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has endorsed at least 74 new projects this year that will advance into the system impact study (SIS) phase by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). SIS refers to an engineering study that will comprehensively assess if additional...
