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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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Climb every mountain: The Year of the Earth Dog

In a few weeks, 2018 enters the Year of the Earth Dog, on the lunar new year come February 16. The Dog is the...

Cease fire ensues after Hamas rocket barrage against Israel

  Israel has the right to defend itself. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz said Israelis will defend themselves from rocket attacks coming from Gaza. “We...

One year later

Secretary William Dar: Up close Clad in a long-sleeved, white barong and dark, formal trousers, Secretary William D. Dar marked his second year as Agriculture...

EJ OBIENA: Leaping to Olympic glory

At 6-foot-2, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could have been hitting hoops like any other Filipino his height. But thanks to his parents, track and field...