As the world recuperates from the effects of the global health pandemic, there is a need to adapt to the new norm of traveling with technology that will keep us connected, healthy, and on the go. Use a digital wallet Cashless payment is safer. Filipinos are now fully embracing cashless payments as...
The Bureau of the Treasury is planning to sell the Philippine government’s first retail dollar-denominated bond (RDB) targeted mainly at overseas Filipino investors. During a virtual briefing on Thursday, July 15, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said the government is firming up the details...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto I have been observing Senator Manny Pacquiao’s political moves lately, and I think most of you will agree that his statements sound like someone intent on committing political suicide. Sure, we should expose and fight corruption whenever we can, but we must first attempt...
The boyband is dipping its feet into relevant issues through art. ALAMAT, the 8-member pop group who recently made waves in Pinoy pop with their distinct Filipino-centric aesthetics, is espousing brotherhood and peace. Or Pinoy anti-hate to be specific in a series of artsy teaser photos the group...
'2021 Pinoy K-pop Star Transcend' (left) and 'K-Stans: Along With K-Culture' (KCC) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines has set different events for the month of July. After taking a break last year due to the pandemic, the Philippines’ biggest K-pop competition is back...
Is this why she took leave from "ASAP Natin 'to?" Many were downright shocked learning that the Popstar Royalty will soon be seen on GMA Pinoy TV. Her first-ever digital concert, "Tala," is set to air on GMA's flagship international channel, July 18. Reactions were mixed. Asked one,...
Filipino inventor Ismael Aviso unveiled a tantalizing "free energy" breakthrough over 10 years ago--the kind that would make oil company owners shake in their shoes should it be developed further. It went nowhere. Ismael Aviso (Screengrab from Aviso's YouTube video) Aviso's free energy technology...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The entire country came to a standstill last year. Businesses, schools, government offices, and pretty much every else had to stop, not because of the lockdown, but because we had to lockdown. We did nothing for a little while, but we know that that is in no way sustainable....
Thinking Pinoy RJ Nieto The IT provider for 1Sambayan’s 1Sama app has, for its president, a member of the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) National Council. On June 12, 2021, Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego Jr. showed that 1Sambayan’s app 1Sama has a critical...
The Philippine government will spin off the Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC), the country’s biggest vegetable trading facility, after six years in operation, Agriculture Secretary William Dar announced. According to Dar, this move will free up the state-funded BAPTC) in La Trinidad,...
The total collection for the Pondo ng Pinoy (PnP) project has now reached P450 million. Pondo ng Pinoy Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo revealed this on Sunday, June 13, in a Mass in Manila. "This year is the 17th year of Pondo ng Pinoy. The 25 centavos that we...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Are you a high school or freshman college student who’s forced to learn on your own? Or maybe a parent of one and you don’t know how to help your child? If the answer is yes, then please read on. We’re in the middle of a pandemic and face-to-face classes are limited at...
