Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have expedited the release of 313,569 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 18. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease...
The American Psychological Association (APA) has conferred the 2021 Global Citizen Psychologist Citation to Filipino psychologist Dr. Maria Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay for the development community interventions for mental health and drug rehabilitation. (DOST-NRCP Facebook page) The Department of...
What's in a comment? Well, a lot. Particularly if it touches on race, religion or sexual orientation, among others. Kyla is currently in hot water after a fan page bearing her name posted a comment seemingly denouncing a transgender weightlifter's participation in the ongoing Olympics. The comment...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) has cleared the shipment of 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccines that arrived as donation from the United States (US) on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The American-made jabs which provide protection...
A total of 3,000,060 doses of the Moderna vaccine--encased in boxes emblazoned with the American flag--were flown into the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The United States (US)-made jabs touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Award-winning Filipino-American public artist Jefrë’s mammoth figural statue rises at SM Megamall as a reminder of the value of the hours and minutes of our lives HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT The 40-foot-tall Time Sculpture still covered before the official unveiling on July 29 (Photo courtesy of...
BDO Unibank and American Express are launching the BDO American Express Virtual Card which gives cardholders greater control over online spending and offers an additional layer of account information security. In a statement, BDO said the virtual card is linked to the Amex member’s primary card...
Filipino-American Lee Kiefer of the USA Fencing Team celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's individual foil event in the Tokyo Olympics Sunday in Japan. (Photo from the Instagram fencing_fie) Filipino-American Lee Kiefer fencer of the USA captured the gold medal in the women's...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The Spanish-American War of 1898 was described as inter-imperialist by no less than Lenin himself because it was a grab for existing colonies. That was how Dr. George Aseniero, eminent Filipino historian and authority on Rizal, began his brilliant paper, “The Game of...
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that Congress will approve the Open Access in Data Transmission bill during its Third Regular session stressing the legislative will bridge critical gaps in broadband infrastructure by attracting more firms to invest in the data transmission and...
Two Philippine companies top the 2021 Best Workplaces in Asia list in two different categories, while seven others join other Asian companies to complete the 2021 roster. In a statement, Best Workplaces said that Canva Philippines, the online design company founded by Filipino-Australian...
