Year: 2023

Upside: Price of ignorance

Graffiti is an ancient art form that in the last century used to be viewed as a blight where these appeared, but not so much anymore. Nowadays the folks who let loose on walls, buildings, bridges, and streets are called…

TRUE OR FALSE Claire Morales True: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Remolona a US citizen for many years

    SAN FRANCISCO – Do you know that newly appointed Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona was based for a long time in the United States and acquired US citizenship in the process and as such…

CHINA KEEPS HARASSING PHL VESSELS; TENSION UP; Sino Coast Guard in ‘dangerous’ maneuver, nearly hits PHL ship

By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in chief   MANILA – Tensions between China and the Philippines soared to new heights anew as big China Coast Guard vessels again “constantly followed, harassed and obstructed” and  engaged two smaller Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) boats…

As I See It: What’s “Putin’s Chef” cooking?

Is he after the Defense Ministry position or President Vladimir Putin’s? If there’s one person who can challenge Putin, observers say, it’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary force or group of mercenaries that waged the short-lived…

PHL gov’t debt hits record ₱14.10 trillion as of May

By Jeanne Michael Penaranda   MANILA  — The national government’s total outstanding debt climbed to a new record ₱14.10 trillion by the end of May this year, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. This means that in less than a year…

Offline: PHL tourism headed nowhere

The Philippines’ Department of Tourism is the latest example of the Marcos regime’s failed policies where the hiring of Cabinet secretaries is concerned. After launching an incredibly bland slogan – Love the Philippines – a couple of weeks ago, it…

Sarah, Matteo put up their own G Productions

In the music industry, there are but a handful who possess the rare combination of talent, determination, and resilience to truly make a mark. Sarah Geronimo, actress and performer, and just recently, concert producer, falls into this category. Throughout her…

As I See It: What’s “Putin’s Chef” cooking?

  Is he after the Defense Ministry position or President Vladimir Putin’s? If there’s one person who can challenge Putin, observers say, it’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary force or group of mercenaries that waged the…

‘Love the Philippines’ campaign launched, backed, draws flak

By Jennifer T. Santos PASAY CITY — In the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Tourism Secretary Christina G. Frasco and the Department of Tourism launched a new campaign to draw more foreign and domestic tourists with the slogan “Love the…

MWSS, Million Trees honor stakeholder partners at AMTC Recognition and 2023 Pledging Session

By Jeanne Michael Penaranda QUEZON CITY – The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Corporate Office (MWSS-CO) and the Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MTFI) honored various institutional, corporate, civic and individual stakeholder partners of the Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC) on…