Despite the order by President Duterte, relocation of national agencies to the much-vaunted New Clark City Government Center is not easy. This was admitted by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President Vince Dizon at the virtual SULONG Pilipinas held Monday, (April 26)....
ePLDT, the Information Communications Technology (ICT) arm of PLDT Enterprise, recently launched its first disaster recovery (DR) facility in Cebu. Housed in ePLDT’s VITRO Data Center Cebu 2, the biggest data center outside Luzon, the facility enables Cebu-based enterprises to develop...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started building another set of "pop-up" hospitals at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City, the agency said in a statement Sunday, April 25. DPWH secretary and isolation czar Mark A. Villar said that the modular health...
Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) and Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) have forged a joint research deal that targets to increase onion production in the Philippines as well as improve the local supply systems. A statement showed that SEARCA and...
11 things to delight—or inspire—the book nerd in you Waking the Dead and Other Stories by Yvette Tan There’s room for urban legends and Philippine folklore in the modern, high-tech, fast-paced world, as in the stories in this collection of short, unsettling tales, where there remains a realm...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P1.275-billion loan to Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Group to improve their hospitals in Northeast and Central Luzon. ACE will spend P655-million to build a 101-bed five-storey Level 2 hospital building and acquire various medical...
'Alon!' Director and Benildean educator Gabby Fernandez with Benilde Center for Partnership Advancement Director and Former Benilde Vice President for Advancement Robin Serrano at the 2020 London International Film Festival. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has recently...
The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
The Philippine government has tapped San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for its new packaging solution that will prolong the shelf life of local milk. SMC’s packaging unit, San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corp. (SMYPC), recently signed an agreement with the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), an attached...
Farming is a challenging but fruitful profession. Millions of Filipino households are part of the agriculture industry that may suffer setbacks that include natural disasters, yet, have remained resilient. Here are some important lessons that we can get from successful family farms in the...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) signed a P760-million term loan agreement with Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center - Pangasinan, Inc. to boost the hospital chain's capacity. ACE Medical Center, a nationwide network of hospitals, will use the loan to construct a seven-storey...
TNT guard Jayson Castro handles the ball as Nard Pinto of Meralco closes in during their game at Ynares Center in Antipolo City last December 23, 2019. (Photo from PBA) Antipolo City could play host to the PBA’s 46th season which now has a new target date of April 18 as a surge in COVID-19 cases...
