Author: MB Online
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LOOK: Empty playground
This Children’s Playground in Manila used to teem with children and their families during the Yuletide season. Because of the coronavirus disease, the park was deserted on Christmas
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LOOK: Spiderman plays Santa
Christmas is for children and with the gloom brought by the pandemic, Adonis Oppus donned his Spiderman garb to bring joy to children on Roxas Boulevard giving them gifts on Christmas Day. Oppus, a cook and a long-distance runner said he saved his salary to buy gifts for children on Christmas day.
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LOOK: Pagtanaw
The image of the Black Nazarene is placed on the balcony of The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) in Manila Sunday (December 27) for the "pagpupugay" or "pagtanaw" (viewing) in lieu of the "pahalik" which is usually held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, a day before the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Aside from the "pahalik," the traditional procession of the Black Nazarene has also been cancelled due to the pandemic.
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LOOK: Tight Watch
Members of the Special Action Force (SAF) patrol Divisoria market Sunday night (December 20) to ensure that shoppers and vendors wear face masks, face shields and observe physical distancing at all times.
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LOOK: Dangerous
A cop holds a placard while another holds a megaphone to remind shoppers at Ylaya street in Divisoria Sunday (December 13) morning to maintain a meter’s distance from each other to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But nobody seems to mind.
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LOOK: Received
A senior citizen of Bgy. 386 in San Miguel, Manila shows off the cash allowance he received Sunday (December 13) which was delayed because of the pandemic. At least 170,000 senior citizens in the city are given a monthly cash allowance of P500.
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LOOK: New Normal
Devotees observe a safe distance from each other while hearing Sunday mass outside Quiapo church in Manila.
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River Drive completion to ease flooding and traffic in Las Piñas
The completion of the Las Piñas-Zapote River Drive project would prevent flooding and solve the traffic problem in Las Piñas City, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday.
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Rice Achievers Awards 2019 held
The Rice Achievers Awards 2019 was held last Nov. 27 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall in Quezon City.
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Enabling displaced OFWs to restart and rise again
Coca-Cola partners with OWWA, TESDA, PTTC for OFW RISE Program
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4.8-magnitude quake hits Masbate
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate early Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
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SSS releases P25.2B for December and 13th month pensions; early crediting starts on Dec. 1
The Social Security System (SSS) through Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has already released its December pension and 13th month bonus amounting to P23.1 billion to Philippine Electronic Fund Transfer System and Operations Network (PESONet) participating banks and other checkless disbursements channels to be credited to pensioners’ bank accounts starting December 1 but not later than December 4, 2020.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on RFID tag installation
1. Is the installation of RFID going to be done only until December 1?
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LOOK: After the storm
Residents of Bgy. Libid in Binangonan, Rizal use a wooden bridge constructed as temporary walkway as streets remain flooded a week after the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
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LOOK: Parents make a stand
Members of the League of Parents of the Philippines and Liga Independencia Pilipinas stand at the gates of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa on Sunday (Nov 22) to call on students to make good in their studies for a brighter future instead of joining boycotts which is not part of academic freedom.
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LOOK: My scooter
Bay Fernandez, 50 from San Andres, Manila proudly rides his newly-assembled scooter made from discarded baby stroller wheels and scraps of wood to get around the city.
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Going beyond providing water access to Communities
PROVIDING communities with access to safe water towards better health and sanitation has always been a commitment of Coca-Cola. With its varied important uses for personal hygiene, hydration, cleaning, and food preparation, the Company champions the belief that a reliable source of safe water is truly a basic human right. This key knowledge fuels its water sustainability initiatives.
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Cignal TV and Radius Telecoms Launch Newest Fiber Broadband Provider
RED Broadband, a new partnership to bring to every Filipino home the latest unlimited fiber broadband and payTV service