“Goodbye, trolls!” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon assured that the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will strengthen the fight against online trolls and cyber libel once it is enacted into law. The Senate and the House of Representatives earlier approved the SIM Card Registratin Act...
For better or for worse, online shopping and social media usage have skyrocketed since the pandemic started. Aggravated by social isolation and the monotony it brings, what used to be viewed as a luxury is now the norm—purchasing products and goods, from the most basic to the most frivolous, are...
How will the platforms evolve? If you told me 20 years ago, in the Friendster and Myspace era, that social media would evolve to play a major hand in elections, become a one-stop marketplace where you could shop not just for clothes but for houses, and where Chatbots guide you through a...
Amid the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Social Security System (SSS) said some of its branches were ordered close for disinfection. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest advisory, SSS said "a significant number" of its employees have tested positive...
Presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales has vowed to highlight the importance of investing in labor or in the people for the economic stability and development of the country. During Manila Bulletin's "MB Hot Seat," Gonzales said he will explain to the businessmen that labor is not an expense but...
One of the things that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will focus on if she wins the presidency in May 2022 is an “honest-to-goodness” empowerment of Filipinos belonging to the urban poor sector so they could participate in addressing the various issues they face, most...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) is reminding employers and individual members not to miss their contribution payments to enjoy the pension fund’s benefit programs. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and CEO said that payment of contributions is one of the requirements to avail of social...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has encouraged more than five million Facebook (FB) followers to actively utilize its portals and various online facilities including its social media platforms for easier access to its information, services, and transactions. In a statement, Aurora C....
The Omicron surge has given us some kind of fear that the much-awaited polls in May could possibly be halted. We can only imagine the consequences of delaying a scheduled event of such magnitude. But thank God the level of advancement the world now has, which our country arguably manages to grip on...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Social media can be an effective way to market your farm business. If you plan it right (and if you have adequate internet connection), you will have the ability to show loyal and potential customers your products without having to leave your farm. Investment doesn’t...
Four out of five or 80 percent of vaccinated adult Filipinos are willing to get a booster dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Thursday, Jan. 27. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File...
In an act of pure determination to eliminate malnutrition within their province, a Davao-based feeding project led by a team from the local government successfully rehabilitated undernourished children, posting a 93.4 percent success rate. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The End Hunger Program Team of...
