Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that the Holy Land can assist it in cybersecurity as the two countries vowed to strengthen their collaboration. The Israel Embassy in the Philippines said this after Fluss made a courtesy...
The revenge Korean drama “The Glory,” starring actress Song Hye-kyo, emerged as the No. 1 most viewed title for the week based on Netflix’s official top 10 list. Netflix released its latest weekly Global Top 10 of the most viewed TV shows and movies covering the period March 6 to 12. Part...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH I was fortunate to be invited by Comelec Chairman George Garcia to the 2023 National Election Summit held just last week. It was a three-day event attended by officials of the Commission on Elections, various government agencies and stakeholders from the private sector. The...
THE RIGHT MOVE After years of lobbying for the national government to focus on suicide as a silent killer, we now have more legislators as well as agencies other than the Department of Health (DOH), paying closer attention to mental health. The stigma on mental health problems has seemed to have...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Once again, the issue of the relevance of the iconic Philippines jeepney grabbed headlines and was trending in social media last week as organizations of jeepney drivers and operators called for a “Tigil Pasada.” This appeared to have been fueled by what one jeepney...
Local leaders are now making efforts to use basic research and development outputs in their governance, the top official of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) announced. DOST-NRCP Executive Director Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda said that they...
Veteran journalist and former University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) dean Luis V. Teodoro passed away on Monday, March 13 at the age of 81, the college confirmed in a Facebook post. A "CMC Parangal kay Dean Teodoro" will be held on Wednesday, March 15 at the Loyola...
“The Glory” part 2, the finale of the revenge drama starring actress Song Hye-kyo, has achieved the overall No. 1 spot globally on Netflix. Part 2 was released by Netflix on March 10 and has immediately climbed in the top 10 most watched TV shows on the platform. "The Glory" (Netflix)...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Retirement issues are once again in the news. A House bill proposes lowering the optional retirement age to 56. Another bill seeks to scrap the mandatory retirement age, which now stands at 65 years of age. This topic stirs up personal feelings for me, having been mandatorily...
Streaming giant Netflix will maintain the name of embattled Korean director Ahn Gil-ho on the credits of the hit revenge drama “The Glory” despite his admission that he assaulted students when he was studying in the Philippines in 1996. After initially denying the incident, Ahn Gil-ho made a...
The Philippines now has better defenses against any attack on its cybersystems following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would assist its premiere intelligence agency, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Marcos said this as he witnessed the signing of the MOU...
FROM THE MARGINS March is Women’s Month. Since 1988, the Philippines has dedicated March to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness about domestic violence, discrimination, and other issues facing Filipino women. March 8 is also International Women’s Day. The Philippines holds...
