Rice is our staple food. To Filipinos, no meal is complete without rice. Unfortunately, because it is a staple, many people have developed the bad habit of taking more than enough rice on one’s plate – and leaving to waste what is not consumed. Each Filipino wastes at least two...
The Manila Hotel ushers in the holiday season with a festive celebration steeped in Filipino traditions, as they held their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony last Nov. 9, 2023. The focal point of the festivities was the splendid Christmas Tree, meticulously adorned with opulent golden Ilang-Ilang...
Wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs, prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey through the vineyards and culinary delights of France as Sheraton Manila Bay proudly presents "Tour de France du Vin 2023" in partnership with Le Cellier French Wine Selection. This exclusive wine and dinner event is...
Bacoor, Caloocan, Navotas, Quezon City, and San Juan are expected to experience water disruptions starting Thursday, Nov. 9, according to the two Metro Manila concessionaires, Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. This is due to the line and network maintenance conducted in the cities,...
The 7.8 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to cough up higher budget in their electric bills this month, as the company’s overall pass-on tariff went up by P0.2347 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to P12.0545 per kWh from P11.8198 per kWh in the October billing cycle. For...
His Excellency Alvaro Domingo Jara Bucarey, Ambassador of Chile to the Philippines Not a lot of people know that diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Chile have been going on for 77 years now. It is, in fact, Chile’s longest running diplomatic relationship with an ASEAN country....
Screengrab from a Facebook live of Mi Chel/ MANILA BULLETIN Around eight families were displaced, while six houses were damaged in a fire that broke out in a residential area at the corner of Quezon and Chesa Streets in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 9. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection...
The Manila City Council (MCC) announced on Monday, Oct. 9, that it has passed an ordinance to strengthen the “First 1000 Days of Life," a nutrition program for soon-to-be mothers, infants, and young children in the city. MCC passed the ordinance in a regular session presided over by Manila Vice...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is preparing to deploy at least 300 generator sets (gensets) to avert blackouts or power interruption scenarios that could mar the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) by the end of this month. On top of that,...
The industrial sector has started showing signs of prospective rebound as the drop on energy sales had already narrowed down to 1.0%, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has noted. Sales to manufacturing facilities and key industries, the power firm said, hovered at 10,570...
In a scathing privilege speech, Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez has accused power distribution giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) of overcharging its 7.6 million customers for the past nine years. Fernandez claimed that Meralco has been...
Recognized for its pioneering efforts in sustainable real estate developments, NEO will be one of the featured sustainability advocate brands in the highly anticipated Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2023. This move of the company showcases its unwavering commitment to advancing its...
