Bicam OKs P4.1-T nat’l budget next year
The bicameral conference committee yesterday approved the report on the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. Members of the joint panel signed and adopted the report during a meeting at…
Gov’t eyes 10% poverty rate by 2022
The government will strive to reduce poverty incidence to 10 percent to 12 percent from the original target of 14 percent by 2022, National Economic and Development Authority Director…
Pacquiao’s MPBL gets ‘wings’ to fly higher
CHOOKS-TO-GO has entered into a long-term partnership with the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League knowing fully well the marketability and potential of the regional cagefest. The agreement was officially unveiled at…
MWSS cancels extension of water concession deals
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has revoked the resolution extending the concession agreement with Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. MWSS Deputy Administrator for Engineering Leonor Cleofas…
Imee urges big companies: Give Christmas bonus
Neophyte Sen. Imee R. Marcos yesterday appealed to big companies to make this Yuletide season a memorable one for their employees by giving them a Christmas bonus. “Bagamat hindi itinatakda sa…
Weak ‘amihan’ to bring light rains
The rain-inducing tail-end of a cold front temporarily weakened but the northeast monsoon or "amihan" may continue to bring light rains over the eastern section of Luzon until the weekend.…
Duterte says NPA is a friend
Amid fresh government moves to revive the peace negotiations with the communist rebel group, President Duterte on Tuesday said he considers these rebels as friends. Speaking at the oathtaking of…
Duterte: Daily commute like living in purgatory
By GENALYN D. KABILING Filipinos are living in "purgatory" given their daily struggle in commuting to and from work due to traffic congestion along EDSA, President Duterte admitted last Wednesday.…
Merriam-Webster picks gender-neutral ‘they’ as word of 2019
The use of “they” to describe someone who does not identify as male or female gained ground on Tuesday, when US dictionary Merriam-Webster picked it as the word of 2019.…
BI rescues 6 trafficking victims at Iloilo airport
ILOILO City - Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the international airport here have intercepted six female trafficking victims trying to fly to Lebanon to work as domestic helpers. In a…
Make greater use of our water routes to ease traffic
THERE is good news for Cavite-Metro Manila commuters. “Water jeepneys” between the Cavite City Port Terminal and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Bay Terminal in Pasay City…
Titans
IN a span of one year, from November, 2018 to November, 2019, we lost three titans of industry in the Philippines – George Ty, Henry Sy, Sr., and John…
Inclusive Bangsamoro
A FEW weeks after the passage of the law on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and thereafter, the flurried appointments for the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA)…
I will give you rest
Gospel Reading: Mt 11:28-30 JESUS said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon…
