At no time in recent history when an act of Congress has sparked a swift reaction from business than Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri’s bill of an across-the-board wage increase of employees in the private sector. Led by ECOP, PCCI , and Philexport, eight business groups including the...
The Senate of the Philippines has flown the Philippine flag at half-staff to mourn the passing of former Sen. Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon. Senate of the Philippines building (Senate PRIB Photo) Biazon passed away last Monday, June 12, 2023 or during the country’s...
Once upon a time, the terno, barong tagalog, and other Filipiniana pieces were dedicated to be worn only for formal events. The terno, specifically, almost went out of style. But through the modern visions of designers and brands, the butterfly sleeves and the overall sense of wearing local...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Daily noontime shows are as Filipino as adobo and sinigang. At least that is what our elders in Rizal province say. They point out that the public’s emotional involvement in the controversy that is now hounding the country’s longest-running daily noontime show is expected....
OFF THE BEATEN PATH After numerous requests from readers to complete and exhaustively discuss my carefully “curated” tips from road trips that have led me to exciting adventures and minor mishaps, here comes the third in a series of guides that hodophiles could learn from and improve, tweak or...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Laws are guiding principles for any community. The “law” here refers to the teachings which God gave to his people at Mt. Sinai through Moses. The Jews have two classifications of the law: oral and written. The Gospel mentions that the scribes add many more things to the law...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The leadership of the House of Representatives is now preparing the guest list for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), which is slated on July 24. This was bared by House...
A star-studded cast of today's top Filipino musicians and theater performers will take on major roles in the re-staging of the hit Filipino rock opera ballet, "Rama, Hari." The production features direction and choreography by National Artist Alice Reyes, music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Should President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. use his State of the Nation Address (SONA) this coming July 24 to showcase the P500-billion Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF)? Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, one of the original...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Our esteemed lawmakers are at this time proposing to build more penal facilities. They cite extreme overcrowding in our jails and even quote the UN minimum standards for detention facilities and 1987 Constitution, which “vehemently opposes the use of substandard or...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday, June 12, joined the millions of Filipinos who gave their final salute to the late Sen. Rodolfo "Pong" Biazon, who passed away on Independence Day. Aside from being a former senator, Biazon was also a former House of Representatives...
Senators on Monday, June 12 took turns expressing their prayers and condolences following the death of former Armed Forces Chief of Staff and former senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon. F ormer Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff and former senator Rodolfo...
