Former Senate President Manny Villar
Para sa bayan
April 30, 2024 4:01 pm
Today is Labor Day. It is a day to celebrate the contributions of workers not only to the Philippine economy but the global economy as well given the millions of overseas Filipino workers scattered all around the globe. It is also a day to recommit ourselves to the vision of promoting decent employment opportunities and improving working conditions.
Winning the war
April 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto recently proclaimed that due to “the continued improvements in the country’s jobs market and quality of jobs for Filipinos” the country is progressing towards “achieving the government’s target of reducing the poverty rate to single-digit or nine percent by 2028.”
First cry
April 09, 2024 4:04 pm
A couple of months from today we will be celebrating the 126th year of Philippine Independence. On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite. The proclamation was followed by the ratification of the Malolos Constitution that paved the way for the establishment of the first free and independent republic in Asia.
Staycation
April 02, 2024 11:08 pm
There was a time when the term “bakasyon” (or vacation) meant only one thing — leave your current residence and go to a place to experience a change in scenery. There was a time when it simply meant going to the province during summer. For a Tondo boy like myself it meant escaping the concrete jungle that is Metro Manila and enjoying the rustic vibes of the countryside. It could also mean going to Baguio City — the summer capital of the Philippines.
A time for pause
March 27, 2024 12:17 am
We all know that famous creation story which tells us that on the seventh day, after He finished creating the world, God rested. Genesis tells us, “On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.” Think about it. God Almighty, who is all-powerful, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, rested.