Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is expecting its P2-billion Pasig River cleanup project to cross the one million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed by next month. This will come as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river--the Manila...
Malacañang has warned the public over an apparent scam that asks victims for a huge amount of money in exchange for a government position. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT FRAUD—Eight individuals show up in Malacañang on Jan. 27, 2023 for their supposed oath taking as new presidential appointees after...
An Inchcape-operated Toyota dealership in Manchester, UK. Two top distributors unite The CATS Group of Companies, a distributor of luxury auto brands like Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Land Rover, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, now has a new partner to move forward with. Inchcape Plc (“Inchcape”) the...
San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) Luzon Clean Water Development Corporation (LCWDC) will make available potable and affordable water from the Angat reservoir to more than 350,000 households in Bulacan by early 2025. In a statement, SMC said this comes as it starts implementation of Stage 3A of the...
Malacañang has ordered the streamlining of the administrative structure of the Office of the President as part of the Marcos administration's efforts "towards efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of its critical mandates to the Filipino people." Under Executive Order No. 11, the Office...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), together with Rural Rising Ph (RuRi), has so far rescued over 1.7 million kilograms of fruits and vegetables from farmers struggling to sell their harvests since the pandemic started in 2020. In a statement, SMC said its partnership with RuRi has helped boost incomes...
But first New Year greetings from eight of the icons of the Philippine private sector (Cover design by Jovanni Bernasol) In the OCTA Research-organized, Tugon ng Masa (TNM) National Survey conducted between Oct. 23 and 27, 2022 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 male and female Filipinos 18...
It is history coming full circle. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Thirty-six years after his family was expelled from Malacañang following the first People Power Revolution, the Marcoses are back in power after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. won by a landslide...
Malacañang has allowed the continuance of service of current officers-in-charges (OICs) in the executive branch. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed on Thursday Memorandum Circular No. 12, authorizing the continuous service not only of OICs but also of Career Executive Service (CES)...
The Philippines will focus more on public-private partnerships on infrastructure development in a bid to boost the economy, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary)...
The government aims at least 2.6-million international tourist arrivals next year, Malacañang said. TOURISTS enjoy the sunset at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Tara Yap) "For next year, the DOT (Department of Tourism) said it targets 2.6 million international tourist...
Senator Imee Marcos releases PinakBEST , a book on Ilocano cooking, with touches of politics, the Filipino diaspora, life in Malacañang, the Marcos exile years, and more WALA LANG The transformation of greens, moos, meees, and oinks to the pleasures of taste and wonders of sight is the subject of...