In the next couple of years, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) intends to complete P28 billion worth of road infrastructure “stimulus projects" primarily meant to contribute to the government’s quick economic recovery impetus. (NLEX Corporation / MANILA BULLETIN) MPTC named four...
Imagining a walk to remember along Manila Bay Photos by Noel Pabalate BEAUTY UNMATCHED Sunset at Roxas Boulevard There is no road more beautiful than Roxas Boulevard. And that’s because of all the roads in Metro Manila’s 16 cities, only Roxas Boulevard has a front and center view of the...
Kathryn Bernardo badly misses home. Because of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her heavy workload, she has not been able to go home to her beloved Cabanatuan since the start of the lockdowns. “Nitong past few months nung start ng lockdown, hindi na talaga ako...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is now re-considering Manila Water Company Inc.'s P15-billion Laguna Lake East Bay project, which was dismissed by former MWSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco in 2018 for being "expensive". MWSS Chief Regulator Patrick Ty said in a text exchange...
It will be detrimental for Maynilad Water Services Inc. if the government decides to extend the moratorium on the issuance of water service disconnection notice to consumers, a Maynilad official said. As for Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Chief Regulator Patrick Ty, he said a...
And the punctuation marks are convoluting the arguments Art by Ariana Maralit It is mayhem on Roxas Boulevard and, with all the blind love trying to one up the blind hate, the Exclamation Point is all over the place. “!!!” scream the detractors of the errant white sand. “!!!!” its adherents...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that it has started providing meals for some 274 passengers currently stranded and forced to camp out at the Manila North Harbor. The passengers were stranded due to inter-island travel restrictions under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is investing in massive dredging of garbage to contribute to Metro Manila’s flood mitigation efforts ahead of the construction of its P734-billion Manila International Airport, which is feared to worsen Bulacan’s flood woes. SMC president and chief operating officer...
Maharlika FC struck a deal with the City Manila as its LGU partner. (Photo from Maharlika FC) Maharlika FC forged an agreement with the City of Manila as its LGU partner ahead of the planned start of the Philippines Football League next month. The new club, led by founder Anton del Rosario, coach...
Kapuso actress Sanya Lopez has said that she is growing accustomed to the new normal. “Hindi pa rin ako gaanong nakakalabas dahil puro work from home lang ang ginagawa ko na binibigay sa akin ng GMA and endorsements. If I may count it mga three times lang akong nakalabas, yung nagtaping ako for...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Before the white sand controversy, Manila Bay has undergone many changes last year as a way to rehabilitate what once was the capital’s glorious gateway. It had been stripped of its economical and historical significance when pollution deteriorated...
Park Ji Hyo, Yoo Jeong-yeon, and Sana Minatozaki, three members of the nine-strong South Korean girl group TWICE took a quick break from performing as they tried a new hobby — gardening. A series entitled JEONGSAJI’s (Jeongyeon, Sana, and Jihyo’s) home gardening was recently introduced on...