Thursday, February 19, 2026

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2025 TOFIL: Honoring Filipino Excellence

AT A TIME when public discourse is often clouded by cynicism and distrust, the annual conferment of The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Awards stands as a quiet but resolute affirmation of what the nation can still aspire to be.  Established in 1988, TOFIL honors Filipinos aged 41 and above whose lives reflect integrity, selfless service, and professional excellence—values that remain essential to nation-building. 2025 TOFIL AWARDEES The 2025 TOFIL Awards, formally conferred in January 2026 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, recognized five distinguished...
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IN A MOMENT OF QUIET triumph resonating far beyond the halls of Buckingham Palace, Filipino education leader Edison David...
WHEN RHODORA Alcaraz Tunacao finally set foot on Philippine soil, it was not just a homecoming — it was...
CONSIDERING THE huge financial and operational burdens of PrimeWater, a company owned by the Villar Group but has been...
FEW TOWNS IN the Philippines possess a cultural identity as vivid, as storied, and as proudly preserved as Angono,...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and robots might not take over the world after all, because one finite resource essential to their...
FOR THE LONGEST time, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have kept the Philippine economy afloat, sending home billions in remittances...
FOR THE LONGEST time, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has been notoriously famous for corruption, but not under...
WHEN TIME MAGAZINE released its 2025 TIME100 Next list, a global roster of rising leaders shaping the future, one...
A NEW CHAPTER IN in Philippine cinema has begun. Quezon City, the heart of the country’s film heritage, has...
BROWSING THROUGH META (Facebook) and X (former Twitter) we saw an outpouring of gratitude by the people towards the...
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY no way to turn back the clock, but if one would dare ask ChatGPT, the corruption...
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS after the First Quarter Storm, the echoes of student dissent are once again thundering through Mendiola, and...
AN OUNCE OF prevention is with all certainty better than  cure — except in cases when the cure is...
TWO YEARS AND four months after a vicious fire gutted down an iconic structure at the heart of Manila,...
GREATNESS is not measured by sheer publicity, but by the virtues of perseverance, dedication and commitment to serve, according...
On May 14, 2025, the Port Operations Service (POS), led by Director Marlon Fritz B. Broto, MNSA, conducted a...
FOR the longest time, the Antipolo Cathedral, now referred to as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace...
THE PORT OF SUBIC recently orchestrated a three-part symphony of progress, a vibrant testament to its diverse and dedicated...

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