A proposal to impose carbon tax on the use of electricity to raise extra funds for initiatives against climate change is up at the House of Representatives. The measure was filed by Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. LRay Villafuerte, together with fellow congressmen from the province — his son Rep....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Fasting is the inevitable response to a grievous sacred moment in life, such as death, sin, and tragedy. When one is moved to tears by grief, one loses the urge to eat. Fasting helps people to express grief over their sins and their seriousness in returning to the path of godly...
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) inaugurated its new head office in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Manila City Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, together with Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul" Servo Nieto, and BSP Council Chairman Rodel Sampang attended the opening event. "Now that you...
The Korean drama “The Glory,” starring Song Hye-kyo and Lee Do-hyun, will return with its finale on Netflix on March 10. Part 2 of the drama will see Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo) wrapping up her revenge against those who bullied her. "The Glory" part 2 (Netflxi) Ahead of the...
The proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act will be a boon to the existing Balik Scientist Program of the government, a ranking House of Representatives member underscored on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Unsplash) “We hope that our brilliant Filipino scientists, researchers...
The benchmark interest rate on debt falling due in almost five years drop at an auction of the government IOUs at the Bureau of the Treasury on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The interest rate of the 20-year IOUs, with a remaining life of four-years and nine-months, fetched 6.568 percent, lower than the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reiterated his continuous commitment to promoting Philippine culture and preserving and protecting the country's cultural heritage. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this at the National Commission for Culture and...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing the recording industry worldwide, announced Taylor Swift as the winner of its 2022 Global Recording Artist of the Year Award. This is her third time to bag the award after achieving the feat in 2019 and 2014....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured local government units that the current administration is taking "very seriously" the issues arising from the Mandanas ruling. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Speaking during the 2023 General Assembly of the League of...
ECHO nixed the M-series curse to open its MPL Philippines Season 11 campaign and became the first world champion to win its first two regular season assignments in the succeeding MPL season. The Orcas came out unscathed in the opening week, sweeping all of their assignments — first asserting...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES February is the month of love, so we decided to digress from the pressing issues of the day and write a piece about matters of the heart – or is it of the brain? Loving and being loved is at the top of most – if not all – people’s list of the things that...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Last Feb. 6-10, digital leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to ensure a sustainable digital transformation that is people-centered, safe, secure, relevant to the needs of end users and stakeholders, during the 3rd ASEAN Digital...
