The US has inaugurated a hearing test facility in Batangas province as part of its multi-million program to help children with vision and heating disabilities. Ryan Washburn, director of US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas led on Jan. 13 the...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO Happy 2023 Chinese New Year! The Philippines is one of the most food-insecure countries in Asia. One of 10 households in the Philippines is food insecure, according to the World Food Program October 2022 survey result. Similarly, in the latest Global...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has conducted a maintenance activity at its air traffic management center which affected flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for a few hours. In its advisory, the CAAP said normal operations immediately returned...
In photo (L-R): Lawrence Y. Ferrer – Bayad President and CEO, Dennis S. Gatuslao – Bayad Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer, Charles Benedict Mascenon – PitakaMo IT Solutions and Marketing Corporation VP for Operations, and Alexander Benedict Mascenon – PitakaMo IT Solutions and...
Several regional offices of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are now offering free assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. SIM card (Unsplash) Following the implementation of this, individuals residing in MIMAROPA,...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and P.J. Lhuillier Inc. (PJLI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to transact through a web portal at Cebuana Lhuillier outlets to further promote ease of doing business and digitalization...
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has invested P254 million in relocating its Ortigas Service Center to a larger and state-of-the art facility in Pasig City. In a statement, Nigel Lockett, Country Manager of DHL Express Philippines said the new facility...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon has announced the temporary suspension of the Kalingang Munti Action Center after it was found out that applicants submitted fake or falsified documents to get benefits. The creation of the Kalingang Munti Action Center was Biazon’s first executive order when he...
TINGOG party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (center) leads the launching of ‘Project Tambal’ at the Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Tacloban City on Wednesday, Jan. 11. (EVMC FB) TACLOBAN CITY – The Tingog party-list group on Wednesday, Jan. 11, launched ‘’Project Tambal’’ or Take-Home...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, January 11 threw his support for President Marcos' non-extension of the state of calamity due to Covid-19 in the Philippines, saying its declaration would affect the country's image to foreign tourists. In place of the declaration, Zubiri...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) launched its relief aid operations in flood-hit Palawan province, where some 2,295 residents received packs of rice. (OVP photo) Photos were posted on Vice President Sara Duterte’s Facebook page on Wednesday, Jan. 11, showing officials and volunteers...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the span of two weeks, more than 16 million subscriber identity modules (SIMs) have been registered following the implementation of the SIM Registration Act. Currently, we are on track because our target is to register at least one million SIMs per day to complete...
