Managing wealth

PAG-IBIG Fund has tapped BPI’s wealth management arm, BPI Asset Management and Trust Corporation (now known as BPI Wealth), to manage an additional P1 billion...

Chapbook of pandemic literature

A CHAPBOOK is a small booklet. Usually of tales, poetry, fiction, even essays or creative nonfiction. For our purposes, let’s only consider booklets 18-24 pages long...

American boots on Ukrainian soil

TWO weeks ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an interesting speech at a press conference. One part, in particular, stood out: “The US will...

Wishful thinking

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) HERE’S wishing that it will happen here. The University at Buffalo (UB) School...

Christian leaven and the Metaverse

WE HAVE a tremendous challenge with the coming of the new digital platform called the Metaverse. It is supposed to be the internet’s next...

‘Economy hospital’ para sa indi naman ‘poor’ kag indi naman ‘manggaranon’

KON ANO na lang ang luyag naman ipamangkot sa aton sang aton abyan nga si Pedro. Siling niya: “Ngaa daw sa wala lang gamalisya...

Inflation is beatable

RISING inflation is not at all insurmountable. Having reliable insights on supply and demand is crucial in keeping consumer prices steady, especially for a...

Photoshoot 

I DO CRAZY things in my life. When I am bored, I organize projects like a photoshoot. My photoshoots are events in themselves. There’s a professional photographer. There’s...

Title to office

WHEN Roel Degamo was assassinated in his home last March 4 he was on his twelfth consecutive year as governor of Negros Oriental. In 2010,...

Longevity

ON THE first Saturday of this month, World Obesity Day was observed. It was reported that around 27 million Filipinos are considered to be...