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Butch Fernandez

Veteran journalist Butch Fernandez is a senior political reporter of the BusinessMirror.
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Covering the essential Blas F. Ople

A journalist remembers how the former labor and foreign affairs secretary and Senate President remained a lifelong newspaperman at heart The opportunity to cover Blas...

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SORBETERO

Sophia followed the sound of the steady tinkling of a handbell coming from the gate of the kindergarten grounds. She peered through the gate’s wire mesh for a good view of the happy commotion around the sorbetes cart. Outside, the schoolchildren scrambled for a serving of  "dirty ice cream"...

The Sari-Sari Sabbath

Heaven, in my mind,has a gate made of wood;no angels herald my coming,nor clouds collect at my feet. The air dresses itselfin the scent of chocolate, of coffee,drawing me deeper to wherean aged acacia table waits— where Lolo spreadshis roasted beans to cool;where Lola moldsher tableya silt to coins. This...

DOST, UNDP rally ASEAN partners for systemic shift to circular economy

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS | Makati City — Regional leaders and industry innovators were urged for an inclusive, market-wide, systemic transformation to scale circular economy initiatives across Southeast Asia during the ASEAN Regional Dialogue on Circular Economy (ARDCE), Sept. 23, 2026.  In a session co-led by the Department of...