SM Retail, a unit of SM Investments Corporation, reported double-digit growth in sales from the SM STORE’s “Call to Deliver” service. In a statement, the firm said this proves that they are able to deliver the convenience, range and high service levels that customers expect of SM. The growth...
The national government’s budget deficit narrowed in July this year due to slower public spending and higher revenue haul, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. The Duterte administration trimmed the government’s fiscal gap last month by 13.6 percent to P121.2 billion from P140.2 billion in July...
Enjoy exotic food and intoxicating wine with 'Namastay at Home' "I like to cook Indian food when I can," said actress Archie Panjabi. "I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding." Who could disagree with that? Throughout the pandemic, many of us found solace in busying...
A top United States military officer traveled to the Philippines Monday, Aug. 23, to reaffirm the US government's commitment to the alliance with our country and in honor of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Admiral John Aquilino, commander for US Indo-Pacific...
A group of former student leaders from the University of the Philippines (UP) has joined the calls urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a statement, Nagkaisang Tugon, a group established in 1981, declared and proclaimed...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has quelled concerns of possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine spoilage during the scheduled 20-day maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya deep-water gas facility this October. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it was revealed Monday, Aug. 23. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (Courtesy of AFP Public Affairs Office)...
It might be too late to save our planet and ourselves, unless we move right now MANILA DUST, MANILA DUSK In a study in 2019, the Philippines ranks third in air pollution deaths. In photo is the skyline of Manila In the grim novels kids these days like to read, they would often refer to a time...
The military official who led the recent successful infiltration of a New People's Army (NPA) bomb-making camp in Dolores, Eastern Visayas has been installed as the new commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Visayas Command (VISCOM) over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr....
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE COVID-19 cases are on the rise again and a growing number of US companies, including news network giant CNN, are now requiring workers to get vaccinated as a condition of continued employment. Mandatory vaccination is not a new issue; it has long been debated across the globe....
Japan has released Y10 billion (approximately P4.6 billion) to the Government of the Philippines the final tranche of the Post Disaster Standby Loan Phase 2 (PDSL 2) to supplement the country’s response to catastrophes and health emergencies such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I hope this...
