BUSINESSES in Davao City, one of the major commercial hubs in southern Philippines, are worried that local inflation will hold back ongoing recovery from the coronavirus pandemic with the October rate at 10.4%, higher than the country’s 7.7% and Davao Region’s 9.8%. An official of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) […]
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Editorial: ‘Historically distorted’ mahjong scene
The film about the Marcos family’s last days in power, “Maid in Malacañang,” will be released Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Before its full-scale theatrical release, the public was able to peek at the movie’s second trailer on Monday, Aug. 1, and it attracted scorn.A portion of the trailer shows the character playing Corazon Aquino and […]
Editorial: Of fathers and sons
The Internet increasingly seems to be the spot mentioned by the poet Rumi: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” Recently, about 7.4 million netizens congregated on the YouTube interview by Toni Gonzaga of Bongbong Marcos (BBM). Entitled “The Greatest Lesson Bongbong Marcos Learned from His Father,” […]