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Labor coalition supports Pimentel SC petition questioning PhilHealth fund transfer to National Treasury

NAGKAISA—the largest labor coalition in the country—expressed support for the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Senator Koko Pimentel, as well as concerned citizens and organizations, questioning the legality of the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury. Pimentel filed the petition...

Kuya Kazuya: Filipinos’ big brother from Japan

ENDO KAZUYA WAS A 23-YEAR-OLD RISING JUNIOR official in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) when he and his fellow officers visited the Philippines in the mid-1990s. “At that time, the Philippine economy was facing serious challenges,” he recalled in an exclusive interview with...

Q&A with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya

The Philippines Graphic sat with Ambassador Endo Kazuya who discussed in-depth the political, economic, and military facets of what has been touted as the “Golden Age” of Japan-Philippine relations. PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC: WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE EXISTING BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PHL AND JAPAN? JAPANESE...

A Graphic Salute to Marne Kilates (Nov. 5, 1952-July 20, 2024)

Marne Kilates was an award-winning poet, freelance writer, editor, and translator. He has published six books of poetry and translated works by leading Filipino poets such as National Artists Rio Alma, Bienvenido Lumbera, and Lazaro Francisco. He has won the Philippines’ Palanca Memorial...

The growing of Bingo Plus

“A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.”— Chinese proverb JUDGING FROM ITS FINANCIAL INDICATORS SINCE IT burst into the scene in 2022, one would never guess that it was a business unintentionally spawned by the debilitating COVID-19 global crisis. In 2023, DigiPlus—the mother...

Labor group welcomes appointment of new NBI Chief

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) extended its warm congratulations to Retired Judge Jaime Santiago on his appointment as the new Chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). FFW President, Atty. Sonny Matula, expressed his confidence in Santiago’s capabilities to lead the...

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5 Labor leaders in talks for 2025 Senate run

Set to challenge incumbents amid Senate probe on drug and labor killings, pol dynasties Five prominent labor leaders are preparing to challenge incumbent senators seeking...

Atty. Nilo Divina: When lawyering is dynamic and divine

For  lawyer Nilo Divina, who heads one of the most sought-after law firms by clients and aspiring  lawyers, miracles do happen. “There is no other ...

The story of the Balangiga bells

On Dec. 11, at 10:30 a.m, the three Balangiga Bells arrived at Villamor Airbase. These were the bells that US troops took as war...

THE GRAPHIC SALUTE AT THE NJLA 2023

"PUBLICATION IS THE FIRST HURDLE OF THE WRITER WHO WANTS THE PUBLIC TO READ HIS WORK. PUBLICATION IS THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE COMPETITION...