K-pop acts swept global album sales in 2023, capturing 19 of the top 20 positions led by boy band Seventeen. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, announced three additional Global Album Charts, highlighting...
If there’s anything the recent Metro Manila Film Festival showed us, Filipinos now have a yearning for quality cinema. Gone are the days of endless sequels and rehashed films made by the same set of celebrities. Thanks to the advancement of technology, the means for creating films are now readily...
Business groups estimated of at least P35 billion in direct financial cost once the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) implements Administrative Order 04–2021, a new system that seeks to provide technology infrastructure, including container tracking program. During a press conference, 17...
Several business groups on Friday, January 27 have urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to look into the alleged anomalous issuance of an administrative order released by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) which they believe “will worsen the inflation in the country.” Speaking in...
Trade groups have sought for the scrapping of a Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) order prescribing the registration and monitoring of containers, stating the regulation will only add to the undue cost burdens of businesses and consumers amid runaway inflation and container delays. In a statement,...
MANGOES grown in the island-province of Guimaras are said to be one of the world’s sweetest varieties. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The province of Guimaras is the fastest growing economy in the Western Visayas region in 2021. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Guimaras...
Public school teachers on Friday, Dec. 9, urged the government to immediately release their benefits before Christmas and grant their call for a “substantial” pay increase. (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) Members of the Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) and Alliance of...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Former Senate President Manny Villar A phenomenon amplified by the pandemic is the so-called great resignation. It refers to the extraordinary number of employees quitting their jobs starting 2021. While primarily driven by the pandemic, experts noted that its roots can be...
The Department of Public Works andHighways (DPWH) has completed a flood control project at the Porac River, which it said, will protect the low-lying areas in Floridablanca, Pampanga from flooding during heavy rains. DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino said the 171.3-lineal meter...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 5, maintained that questions related to the price of laptops pointed out in the 2021 report of the Commission on Audit (COA) would be best addressed by the procuring entity for the said units. (DepEd / FILE PHOTO) “The Department only received...
The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on alleged deficiencies involving the department are “not yet conclusive.” DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 4, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa addressed the findings...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte says the whole School Year 2022-23 is the time frame within which to conduct a comprehensive review of the country’s K-12 basic education program that has always been the object of close public scrutiny. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from...
