A public finance analyst by training, Marjohara Tucay served in government through various capacities for over a decade. Now he is a part-time restaurant and culture reviewer, part-time student, and full-time writer and editor for bistado.ph.
Millennials—generally defined as those born between 1981 and 1996–have spent most of our lives in transition. We went from analog television to streaming, from snail mail to beepers, text messages, Skype, and Zoom. We were raised on our parents’ promise of stability just as the internet began selling us freedom, leaving us between two worlds.
Nearly 1 million Filipinos benefited from the Marcos administration’s Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! program in September, the highest monthly turnout since the affordable rice initiative was launched in May last year, as the government seeks to ease food costs for households struggling to make ends meet.
Business sentiment stayed pessimistic in September 2026, according to the latest Business Expectations Survey released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, although confidence readings for the near‑term and year‑ahead outlook remained positive. The current‑month confidence index improved slightly to ‑8.4 percent from ‑10.9 percent in August, still signaling more firms were downbeat about present conditions.
East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) turned in a ₱5.0‑billion net income for the first nine months of 2026, delivering solid profitability even as broader economic conditions grew more challenging, a performance that signals resilient core operations for investors and market watchers.
The Mary Mediatrix Medical Center (MMMC) has forged a partnership with Inspire Healthcare Singapore and the Singapore Nurses Association (SNA) to advance its Geriatric Unit, as the hospital moves to address the rising healthcare demand from older adults across Southern Luzon.