Private trip

Oct 4, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion

Like most government servants, a president deserved a day off from a very busy schedule of running the country. But when he goes on a private trip abroad to shop or enjoy watching a Formula 1 race, the country deserves to be informed ahead of time.The office of...

FACT CHECK: Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew said Marcos ‘pillaged’ PH during 20-year rule

Jan 8, 2022 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH

 The quote comes from the late Singaporean premier’s best-selling book, “From Third World to First: The Singapore Story 1965-2000.” CLAIM: Lee Kuan Yew, the late prime minister of Singapore, once said that the late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos “pillaged” the...

Filipino Millennials prefer buying pre-owned items for ‘sustainability’ — study

Jul 13, 2021 | Highlight

A vast majority of Filipino millennials felt that buying pre-owned items is more sustainable as the global trend of recommerce (the buying and selling of pre-owned items) accelerated across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, an international study found.Carousell Media...

Singapore enforces new measures amid surge in Covid-19 cases

May 19, 2021 | Highlight

Justin Lim | UNSPLASH The Singaporean government has enforced additional measures amid the recent spike of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Philippine envoy to the city-state said in a televised public briefing on Tuesday, May 18.The additional measures, according...

The president’s health and uncertainty

Aug 24, 2020 | In the trenches, Opinion

Wild rumors and speculations swirled in the Philippine capital a week ago after an air ambulance Lear Jet  from Singapore landed on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 15) at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. Half an hour later, it took off and returned to...