Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, January 5 urged the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establisment of halfway houses nearby key medical centers in the country, noting there is sufficient budget for this under this year’s budget. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on...
The Marcos administration has assured that the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines will not lead to any interruptions in the ongoing projects. In a statement on Saturday, Dec. 23, the PPP Center said the government has a policy-making body to ensure a smooth...
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center will assist members of the Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (ULAP) enhance their skills in developing and carrying out infrastructure projects. In statement, Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez, PPP Center executive director said they will provide...
The Private-Public Partnership (PPP) Center said it is backing the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) decision to follow the original deadline for the submission of bids for the P170.6-billion rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It can be recalled that the Asian...
The newly elected officials of the Philippine Heart Center Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers (PHCEA-AHW) took their oath on Thursday, Dec. 14. Photo from Alliance of Health Workers - AHW National Facebook page The event unfolded at the Grand Auditorium of the Philippine Heart Center,...
KEEPING CLASSICAL MUSIC ALIVE Members of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) posing in front of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Photo Rodel Valiente) Has there ever been a classical musician more known than Ludwig van Beethoven? Beethoven has long been credited as one of the...
The Philippine design economy generated P2.9 trillion in turnover, contributed P1.2 trillion in gross value added (GVA) and generated 705,000 jobs in 2020, thus accounting for 6.6 percent of the national GVA and 1.8 percent of total national employment, according to the “Making Design...
To promote vigilance against scams this holiday season, Scam Watch Pilipinas and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), launched the “Holiday Watch PH” campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at...
In recent years, it would seem that new mediums of art are often subject to criticisms by traditionalists of the medium. Art forms such as animation, comics, and video games are often dismissed as “low art.” They are branded as overly commercialized mediums meant only to entertain rather than...
The IT-business process management (ITBPM) industry forecasts a seven percent revenue growth next year on continuing demand for Philippines as an outsourcing hub, according to its top official. Jack Madrid, president and CEO of IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), cited...
Film has always been a wonderful medium to escape into the world of art. As we watch movies, we get lost in the world set before us by the director and the writers. Slowly we find ourselves transported, becoming one with the protagonists portrayed on the screen. Often a great movie will even...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Thursday, Nov. 23, cautioned the public to be "extra careful" while doing Christmas shopping, as the Philippines recorded the highest shopping...
