Prestone Philippines, the country’s leading brand in brake fluid and coolant, recently opened the Prestone Car Service Center along MacArthur Highway in San Nicolas, Tarlac. This is in partnership with CJ Fernandez Enterprises. This is Prestone’s first and only car service center to serve the...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 2,844 individuals belonging to 894 families have remained in various evacuation centers since the magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Luzon. In a report released by the Department of Health-Cordillera on August 1, out of the total number, 674 families or 2,009...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced on Sunday, July 31, that its "bakuna" center in Mandaluyong City is now open for administering Covid-19 second booster shots for 50 to 59-year-olds and adults with comorbidities. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) People in the said age bracket and under the A3 category...
Almaciga resin or Manila copal. Photo by Jason Houston from Wikimedia Commons. The resin extracted from a native tree called almaciga ( Agathis philippinensis ) has long been traded by the Philippines under the name of Manila copal. It is used to manufacture varnish, lacquer, and paint....
The Filipino invention can far supersede technologies from foreign counterparts at least in the eyes of GECAR Machine Solutions, Inc. (GECAR), a partner of the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC). Photo courtesy of DOST-MIRDC Based...
A command center intended to provide prompt response to overseas Filipinos in times of crisis abroad will be established under the Marcos administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced that a One Repatriation Command...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its 27th "Bakuna" center located in Malabon City on July 20. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, this is the first "Bakuna" center in the city. The PRC "Bakuna" Center, in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), the local government unit of...
Senator Joel Villanueva today, July 20 said he agrees with the national government’s recommendation to broaden access and eligibility for vaccine and booster shots. Comparing the vaccination rates in other Southeast Asian countries, Villanueva said that the Department of Health (DOH) still...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has launched a systematic way of assisting Filipinos in distress while working abroad through a help center that will focus on their repatriation. Dubbed as “One Repatriation Center”, DMW Sec. Susan “Toots” Ople said it will serve as a command center...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) inked an agreement with Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) and Darussalam Assets to establish the JPMC College of Health Sciences (JPMC-CHS), the first health care learning institution of its kind in Brunei. (Image courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Brunei) The...
The National Artist for Dance breaks a leg with a new company Spending an afternoon with Philippines National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes will always be a distinct pleasure. Under her mentorship, since June 2020, a number of pandemic-displaced Filipino dance artists found renewed purpose in their...
A woman who wowed mallgoers and netizens when she was recorded singing impromptu in an Alabang mall in Muntinlupa said she aims to join the show “Britain’s Got Talent.” On July 8, Anthony Ramos posted a video on Facebook of Josephine Aton singing Whitney Houston’s “Didn’t We Almost...
