Davao tycoon Dennis A. Uy has found a potential buyer or majority investor in Cebu-based real estate developer AppleOne Properties Inc. for his integrated casino resort project in Mactan as he continues to sell-off assets to pay for debt and costly expansion of his telecom business. In a disclosure...
Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino underscored on Wednesday, Sept. 6, the need for the country to have its own maritime zone law to assert its territory. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Senator Francis Tolentino answers the members of the media during the weekly "Kapihan sa Manila Bay" forum at...
It seems like the Bay Area Dragons are no longer coming back to the PBA. EASL reportedly disbanded Bay Area Dragons. (PBA Images) This, after the East Asia Super League (EASL) reportedly disbanded the team just weeks after it announced its supposed participation in the upcoming PBA...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)may need to evaluate the suspended reclamation projects at Manila Bay for their possible impact on the economy and society, Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan speaks to the media about the...
Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed her readiness to conduct a separate probe into the various complaints on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Sen. Cynthia Villar (middle) is the guest of honor at the reopening of the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 20223. Former...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile disclosed that there was “pressure” coming from the “rich” on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. amid his decision to suspend all Manila Bay reclamation projects. This aerial shot taken on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, shows the...
MANILA BAY RECLAMATION — This aerial shot taken on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, shows the extent of one of the reclamation projects that is being undertaken in Manila Bay. On Aug. 11, 2023, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay, pending a...
Big business groups including the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) of the Philippines and investor firms inside Clark and Subic freeports are urging the government to suspend and review the implementation of new rules of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act...
DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Screenshot from YouTube live) The halted reclamation projects in Manila Bay weren't in line with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) rehabilitation of the bay. Thus, bared DENR...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Four fishermen were rescued by members of the Bantay Dagat after a tornado overturned their fishing boat in Tayabas Bay in this town on Monday afternoon, August 14. Edwin Frias, head of the Sariaya Bantay Dagat, said the fishing boat was hit by the tornado at around 3 p.m....
While the government has yet to receive reports of displaced workers due to the suspension of all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, a Cabinet member said affected workers will be assisted. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO ARNOLD QUIZOL) Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the Department of Labor...
Prepare to set sail on an unparalleled gastronomic adventure as Sheraton Manila Bay proudly presents "Flavors from the Shores" on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at &More by Sheraton. Drawing inspiration from the culinary palette of the Philippine archipelago, "Flavors from the Shores" celebrates...
