MANILA – Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera is pushing for the immediate passage of a measure seeking to put an interest rate cap on credit card and consumer...
March 18, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada Today, the Department of Finance Canada welcomed the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Staff Report for the 2021 Article...
MANILA – The inflation rate is expected to remain elevated in the first half of the year, breaching the 5-percent level as early as this month,...
More than 60% of nonprofit social services, arts and culture organizations obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic. These...
There is no shortage of disciplines and industries rife with sexism. The STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – are particularly well known for...
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD400-million loan that will help the Philippines purchase a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019...
Canada’s exports and foreign investments are the least diversified among the world’s major economies despite substantial efforts by governments of all stripes. They remain limited to...
The global market in government bonds has been bleeding red lately. “Bond market screams for help but no one answers”, says Bloomberg. It is “the worst...
MANILA – Demand-side price pressures remain well-anchored despite the acceleration of headline inflation. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno thus maintains that there is...
MANILA – The Philippines has exported its first frozen durian products from Davao City to Australia, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Thursday. In...
Recently, I experienced the painful reality of losing someone through others. One friend lost her fiancé to death, while another...
Growing old brings a sobering reality: time is finite. You watch your body slow down, see your parents age, and...
Celebrating Dr. David Suzuki’s 90th birthday on Friday, May 22 was a true privilege and a great pleasure! My husband,...
Did you know that a mother’s cells can live in her child’s body for their entire lives? This fascinating phenomenon...
At 25, I imagined life at 50 would mean I’d be past my prime and grumpy. Little did I know,...
Spring has sprung! This season is perfect for spring cleaning, but why stop at our homes? We can also rejuvenate...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants her happily ever after. I certainly did. After 21 years...
Margaret Atwood aptly captured this dynamic with the phrase, “Old money whispers, new money shouts.” Let me elaborate on this...
Love in later life—the 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond—is a thriving, fulfilling reality. It offers companionship, improved well-being, and joy,...
Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be celebrated only for one day. Love should be celebrated everyday. Valentine’s Day, when expanded beyond romance,...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 28, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to visit Vancouver,...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 25, 2026 OTTAWA, Canada – On June 20, 2026, the Philippine Independence Committee of...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 16, 2026 CANADA – On June 15, 2026, Minister of Women and Gender Equality...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer April 5, 2026 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A year after the tragedy, the Philippine...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer April 5, 2026 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Alliance Philippines openly invites Filipino-Canadian families...