The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have teamed up to address the plight of public utility vehicle (PUV) workers--a sector that had been brought to its knees by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (left) and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their Typhoon Haiyan Response (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda). The first time I saw Tacloban (after the onslaught of Yolanda),...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Build, Build, Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Lamentillo is now an officer of the Army reserve force. DPWH Build, Build, Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Lamentillo takes her oath during her commissioning ceremony on June 7, 2021. (MANILA...
Some people may not have been blown away by the celestial spectacle Wednesday, May 26 that was the Super Flower Blood Moon, or maybe they were simply too busy to enjoy it. (Screengrab from Mark Villar's Facebook) Don't fret; Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar...
Local government units have until June 30 this year to submit all the documentary requirements for the P13.6 billion local government support fund-financial assistance to local government units (LGSF-FALGUs) for local infrastructure and development projects, the Department of the Interior and Local...
The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) Cavite Extension project has achieved a completion rate of over 50 percent under the Duterte administration. (Photo from Art Tugade's Facebook) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade made this revelation over the weekend in his Facebook account,...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Of all the places — Palawan is one of the most memorable. The first time I went there, my boat sank and for almost an hour — we clung to a bamboo pole in the middle of the sea to survive. Ten years have passed and yet — I couldn’t forget the fateful night in...
Her music video now has 60 million view on Youtube Bella Poarch (Still from YouTube) What's great about social media is that with just the right act, you can get instant fame. While online popularity works in lighting speed, sustaining it proposes an even greater challenge, one that only a true IRL...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar is known to spend quality time with his family during weekends. (Photo from Secretary Mark Villar's Facebook) This weekend was no exemption, and the "chief builder" of the Duterte administration spent Sunday, May 16 in particular...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was in high school — I watched “The Bucketlist” with two of my closest friends — Karen Jumarang Tan and Chynna Cuna. It was a film staring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about two terminally ill men on a road trip with a list of things to do...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When I was still in elementary, my father Manuel and mother Elnora, would tell me about the San Juanico Bridge, a 2.16-km bridge connecting the island provinces of Samar and Leyte. Whenever we went home to Iloilo, I’d often wonder why we had to take boats or...
Despite quarantine challenges, Globe Telecom Inc. today (May 3) reported it is on track with its 5G rollout for the 1st quarter of 2021, having expanded to 1,383 sites in the National Capital Rwgion ( NCR) Bacolod, Boracay, Cebu, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro and Davao as of end-March. The telco is...
