Editorial
We look with hope to SONA today
WHEN President Duterte delivers his State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) today before Congress in joint session at the Batasang Pambansa in...
Read moreWe’ll carry on as best as we can
IN the effort to fight the COVID-9 virus, Philippine scientists are looking into the possibility that some of our...
Read moreWe can find a working balance
In the last four months, the government has generally followed the decisions of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Read moreWe look forward to the President’s SoNA
IN these times of uncertainty, when so many institutions, celebrations, and occasions for which we are known as a nation...
Read moreSurely, this is no time for Charter Change
The whole country – the whole world in fact – is reeling from the ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Read moreGov’t nurses finally get long-delayed pay increases
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Wendel Avisado Friday issued Budget Circular 2020-4, upgrading the pay of entry-level...
Read moreE-pilgrimages, e-celebrations in the ongoing pandemic
IN 1858, a peasant girl in Lourdes, France, Bernadette Soubirous, saw a vision of the Virgin Mary standing next...
Read moreMetro restrictions remain as coronavirus continues
THE four months of lockdown that began on March 16 are expected to contract the Philippine economy by 8...
Read moreForeign students in US spared as controversy ends
SOME 3,320 Filipino students were enrolled in United States universities in 2019 and were set to continue their...
Read moreManage any differences in friendly consultation
PHILIPPINE Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. met with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi via teleconferencing last Tuesday,...
Read moreSchools worldwide hit hard by coronavirus
THE coronavirus is having all sorts of negative impact in all countries of the world – principally on health...
Read moreUN warns of future viral epidemics
FOR months, the world has watched the emergence and spread of the new coronavirus causing ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Read moreOur best defense until a vaccine is found
The face mask has become the universal symbol of the fight against the coronavirus COVID-19 by people and governments...
Read moreGreat uncertainty over opening of schools
THERE is great concern in the United States today over the opening of the school year in September, with...
Read moreWHO needs support in ongoing pandemic
THE United States informed the United Nations last week that it is leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) effective...
Read moreOur cardinal in council for religious dialogue
VATICAN News reported Wednesday the appointment of new members of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) led by...
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