To help employers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suggested offering soft loans for them to pay for their employees' 13th month pay. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he already...
Missing our childhood fruits Baby Boomers like me are very fortunate for having tasted many fruits, which now are slowly disappearing. I am not talking about santol, lanzones, mango, avocado, and guyabano, which are still cultivated and sold nationwide. What I miss are the likes of kasuy, mabolo,...
Five squads including Team Paralympic remained undefeated after five matches in the second round of the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third conference. Team Paralympic clobbered Rizal, 13.5-7.5, to extend its winning streak and take the solo lead in the Southern...
Farmers in the coffee capital may be fighting an enemy they never knew. Amid the rising demand for artisan coffee and other coffee products in the Metro, most of the coffee beans available to us are those coming from as far as Davao. What really happened to the country’s coffee capital—Amadeo,...
How we lost the art of social discourse to the culture of hate? TROLLING IN THE DEEP Note from the author: Engage only with people to whom the object of public discourse applies, meaning there is a chance to inform, convince, or persuade them or to change their minds. Otherwise, disengage in quiet...
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) — Coca-Cola’s local bottling arm and one of the country’s top employers — remains committed to supporting the Filipino people throughout the pandemic and the collective journey to recovery. In partnership with Indorama Ventures — a global...
The United States recently delivered an additional 1,842,750 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility. NEW BATCH OF PFIZER VACCINES-- A total of 1,842,750 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the United...
A day after severe tropical storm (STS) "Maring" exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Wednesday, Oct. 13, that it has intensified its relief operations while search and rescue efforts continued to ensure the immediate delivery of...
Photo from MPL Philippines The MPL Philippines Operating Committee slapped huge fines to Nexplay Evos and Omega Esports over the controversial series between the two teams on the last day of the regular season. The league announced the results of its investigations days after the bizarre series...
The Royal Canadian Navy's Winnipeg has returned to the Philippines for a goodwill visit until tomorrow, Oct. 13. WINNIPEG'S VISIT-- The Canadian Ship manned by the Royal Canadian Navy arrives in the Philippines for a goodwill visit on Oct. 11, 2021 and will leave the country on Oct. 13, 2021. It...
The U.S. military and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently completed their first-ever joint tactical combat casualty care training to boost the country's capability in maritime security and rescue operations. CASUALTY CARE TRAINING-- The U.S. Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines and the...
AirAsia_2020_01_22_12_45_27 AirAsia has achieved unicorn status after its digital business grew to over USD 1 billion under two years during the pandemic. While the pandemic wreaked havoc on the aviation industry, the company fast-tracked its non-airline verticals and transformed itself into one of...
