Songkran water festival as a celebration of life
Water is life. Each culture has it’s own way of recognizing the value of water as part of rituals and practices, either for bathing, washing, drinking, or as a sacrifice. Water covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface and is vital for all known forms of life. The cells in our bodies consist of 65.....»»
Energy policy failure
The Department of Energy has revealed that the total capacity of power plants in forced outages has more than doubled over the past two weeks compared to the average 700 MW recorded over the last four years. Of course. What would they expect after officials of the DOE, past and present, did nothing about the inconvenient reality that 50 percent of our operating power plants are over 20 years old and are losing their reliability......»»
On Earth Day, PMPI calls on DENR Secretary to Stop Ignoring the Cries of Mother Nature
22 April 2023Ms. Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga Secretary Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesGreetings. We share our open letter. AN OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY YULO-LOYZAGAThe past few weeks have been mired with numerous issues related to our environment. We have been told to h.....»»
An intimate dinner with former VP Leni Robredo
We all had a great time during this rare opportunity to break bread with one of our country’s most admired leaders......»»
The week ahead
The only scheduled thing on our calendar is the end of the PLC tender offer, which is on Wednesday. Other than that, it’s a lot of ASMs and briefings, so we’ll probably get some fun bits of forward-looking speculation......»»
5 Kim Soo-hyun roles that stole our hearts
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun never fails to make our hearts flutter with his drama roles throughout the years and his ongoing drama, “Queen of Tears”, is not an exception. Kim Soo-hyun was first popularly known in the 2011 South Korean high school drama, “Dream High”, where he played the role of Song Sam Dong,.....»»
Curve balls keep coming
Geopolitical curve balls keep on coming, making it harder to project how the global and our local economy will perform in the months to come......»»
Taking the first steps towards an Asean Food Security Alliance
In the face of climate change and the realization of how fragile our global food supply chains are, I think it is high time we took the first steps to ensure food security not just for our country but also for our neighbors in the ASEAN......»»
PM s South East Asia mission does the business
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities.Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in the region."In per.....»»
Walking and commuting
Walking and commuting are essential parts of our New York existence......»»
When the Ball Doesn’t Bounce Our Way
How do you cope with trials and disappointments? When competing at a high level as an athlete there is great pressure on you to win. Too often we allow our identity to be founded on our performance and we can be tempted to think when we walk closely with God we will always perform at […].....»»
SB19 pinutakti ng ‘stalkers’, pakiusap ng grupo: ‘Respect our privacy…’
NAGLABAS ng panawagan ang 1Z Entertainment, ang talent agency na pagmamay-ari ng SB19, kaugnay sa kahalagahan ng respeto para sa personal space ng nasabing P-Pop boy group. Ito ay dahil sa mga “stalkers” umano na nagkakampo pa sa labas ng opisina ng ahensya. Sa isang pahayag na ibinandera sa X (dating Twitter), kinikilala ng talent.....»»
Husband Appreciation Day: Learn how this young Cebuana wife appreciates her husband
On April 20, the United States celebrates Husband Appreciation Day to encourage women to show their husbands some love and much-deserved appreciation. In these changing times, it’s a struggle to perpetuate such a holiday when people carefully tread on what the world has learned about problematic gender roles and dismantle them. When we ask traditional.....»»
China to US: Respect our sea rights, sovereignty
The Chinese defense minister reportedly talked with his US counterpart early this week to relay Beijing’s appeal to Washington that it respect China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, saying President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden have a shared commitment to improving bilateral relations......»»
'Congress and INDI alliance are busy insulting our faith': PM Modi
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Congress and INDIA bloc are busy insulting the Hindu faith and beliefs adding that these were the same people who called the worship of Lord Ram a "paakhand" (hyprocrisy). Addressing an election rally in Damoh, Prime Minister Modi said, "Congress and INDI alliance are busy insulting our faith. These people say that our San.....»»
Wasting our resources
I can with all honesty attest to the fact that during my entire career as a business journalist, we as a nation continue to waste our natural resources and that our farmers, miners, loggers, fishermen and most of the working population do not properly exploit the benefits and enjoy the rewards that our resources have provided us with......»»
Expensive and unreliable
Probably a bigger reason why we find it difficult to attract FDIs is our expensive and unreliable power supply......»»
IMF revised our projected FY24 GDP growth to 6.2%
The International Monetary Fund fine-tuned its projection for our FY24 GDP growth yesterday, increasing it from 6.0% to 6.2%......»»
Understanding ‘chismis’ and why people do it
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Gossips. Here in the Philippines, it is considered one of our favorite pastimes. According to a study by the Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, gossip is simply an exchange of personal information. If you go around the streets of Cebu, you will find yourself looking at a group of people standing along.....»»
Poro parish church urges gov’t: Don’t chop down our trees
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A parish church in Poro, Camotes Island in northern Cebu wants to save dozens of decades-old trees that stand in the way of road widening projects there. The Sto. Niño de Poro Parish launched an online petition to convince the government to reconsider their decision to cut down over 500 trees.....»»