Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda ‘Mel’ Aguilar and daughter Vice Mayor April Aguilar took their oath of office on Thursday, June 30. They were sworn into office by Las Piñas Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge Elizabeth Yu-Guray together with the winning councilors in the recent May 9 local...
Las Piñas City Vice Mayor April Aguilar led the signing of a pledge of commitment for the city’s campaign against dengue on Monday, June 20. Aguilar said the city government conducted a a meeting with the City Health Office (CHO), City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), and...
Despite the war in Ukraine and travel restrictions in China, international demand for air travel continues to fuel the sector's strong recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) “With the lifting of many border restrictions, we are seeing the long-expected surge in...
Demand for global air cargo dropped and capacity contracted due to the effects of Omicron in Asia and the Russia–Ukraine war, according to the latest figures the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released last night (June 8). “Air cargo demand fell by 11.2 percent in April and...
As the country’s debt stock continued to rise in April, Malacañang said Thursday that reducing the Philippine debt remains the government's priority. In fact, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said, the Duterte administration’s economic team already “proposed a fiscal consolidation and...
ILOILO CITY – Prices of basic commodities in Western Visayas rose in April this year. A vendor wearing a face shield sells vegetables at a market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), inflation in rate in the region has accelerated...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Las Piñas City has proclaimed incumbent Mayor Imelda Aguilar as the winner in the mayoral race in the city. Las Piñas PIO photo Aguilar received a total of 108,644 votes against her closest rival Doc Ferds Eusebio who got 38,285 votes. The mayor’s...
For having the widest 5G reach and best 4G coverage experience, Smart Communications, Inc. won the most number of citations in the latest Opensignal Mobile Network Experience Awards. 81378 In Opensignal's April 2022 report, covering Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 2022, Smart won a total of 11 awards, including...
Cupping Philippine coffee in Seoul in celebration of Filipino Food Month BARAKO AND MORE Commercial counselor Jose Ma. 'Jojie' Dinsay of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Seoul prepares Philippine coffee for tasting. Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega,...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Nine out of ten Filipinos, (92 percent), believe that access to fast and reliable internet is critical to future economic growth but 91 percent also think broadband services need to "dramatically improve" to enable them to work from anywhere. This was according to Cisco's Broadband Index survey...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The government is eyeing to start providing second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some sectors this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, April 17. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they are still waiting for the final...
