Editorial

Gallup said the Philippines ranked third among the safest countries in Southeast Asia with an index score of 86 behind Vietnam’s 92 and Indonesia’s 90. The Philippine National Police, or PNP, made a huge splash with a recent global report naming the Philippines as among the “safest nations” in the …

Four years ago, on Jan. 30, 2020, the Department of Health recorded the first Covid-19 case in the country, a Chinese national. After the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared “an end to Covid-19 as a public health emergency on May 5, 2023,” the total death toll stood …

Guterres asked UNRWA donor nations not to throw the baby with the bathwater as the agency was allegedly tainted only by a few bad eggs. If God is with us, who can be against us? How about the United Nations or, at the very least its officials? This may well …

Sustainable growth that brings about prosperity for all Filipinos — with no one left behind — is the strategic vision that underpins the socio-economic development programs of the national government. Since the launching of AmBisyon Natin long-term development program in 2015 during the administration of the late President Benigno S. …

SMC went straight to the Court of Appeals which promptly issued a restraining order and later a writ of preliminary injunction giving SMC a way to escape the PSAs. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave energy companies a directive last Friday to ensure “reliable power at all times,” as the …

The new face of the learning system has started to appear in the classrooms of Makati public schools.  They call it the “smart classrooms” where learning tools are today’s essential gadgets for information, entertainment and communication. In these smart classrooms, the blackboard is a white interactive board, the books for …

Eighty-five percent of all public utility vehicles (PUV) are expected to be consolidated as cooperatives or corporations under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) by April 30, 2024. That is an expectation of government after President Marcos granted a three-month extension of the deadline which ended Dec. 31, 2023. …

Senators, including Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito, challenged Romualdez to speak up and quash the PI after he had been identified as being behind the signature campaign. How can anyone argue against change, particularly if it is genuinely intended to serve the country’s and the people’s interests? That’s precisely why …

There are no plans to impose new taxes this year. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto stressed this in a briefing on Jan. 24, 2024, as he cited inflationary pressures. “When you impose taxes, that is also inflationary. So, I don’t think now is the time to impose [new taxes],” the new …

“The modernization of the jeepneys was also implied in the country’s international commitment to transition to mass transport that emits less carbon. Government’s decision to again move the deadline for the consolidation phase of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program from the end of this month to 30 April shows …