SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On the eve of the New Year of the Water Tiger, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) let out a veritable roar as it listed its P27-billion two-year bond at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation (PDEX). A visibly elated PDEX President and CEO Antonino Nakpil...
The Muntinlupa City Council held a public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 8, to investigate the severe water service interruption being experienced by customers of Maynilad Water Services in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment, chaired by Councilor...
Some parts of Makati City, Taguig City, and Quezon City will experience water service interruption from Feb. 10 to 11, the Manila Water Company Inc. announced on Feb. 4. According to the service advisory, Manila Water will have a schedule of valve and line maintenance in the following areas:...
The Muntinlupa City Council has set the public hearing to investigate Maynilad Water Services’ prolonged water service interruption that has severely affected customers in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment will hold the hearing at 8:30...
Senator Grace Poe has called on Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) to address water service interruptions in the west service zone of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) as residents reported to her office their harrowing experience of having no water for 42 hours straight....
President Duterte eyes "good fortune" and "renewed strength" for resilient Filipinos this 2022, the year of the "Water Tiger". (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) Duterte had this to say in his message to the country on the occasion of Chinese New Year on Tuesday, Feb. 1. "This year of the Water...
Several barangays in Tondo and San Nicolas districts in Manila will experience water service interruptions for more than two weeks starting on Monday, Jan. 31. According to Maynilad Water Services, the interruptions will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for 17 days -- from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17. The...
Filipinos all over the country will be given access to clean and potable water if he wins in the upcoming 2022 May elections, said presidential hopeful and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN “The data will show us that 97 percent of the...
Here’s to abundance all year round The Shop's Mandarin Chocolate Cake Eat well, be well. This doesn’t only apply on special occasions, but with every meal. But Chinese New Year is coming up and it’s a cause for celebration. To the Chinese, going all the way back to ancient times, certain food...
ROAR FOR LUXURY Tiffany fleur-de-lis pendant So much hope is pinned on the Year of the Water Tiger, as it leaps into our lives with a roar. Because fortune favors the bold, alluding to the Tiger, Tiffany & Co. offers up the Tiffany fleur-de-lis pendant in yellow gold with carnelian and...
STAY GOLD Welcome to Chinatown after dusk! Most people think that’s the standard Happy New Year greeting exchanged in China and all over the world where there is a Chinatown or a Chinese community. In truth, the greeting means, literally, “Congratulations and be prosperous!” SPRINGTIME...
Our seasons in the Philippines are only wet and dry, but in the lunar calendar, now that we celebrate Chinese New Year, we do have summer, fall, winter, and—most hopeful—spring! ROARSOME NEW YEAR The Year of the Tiger will be about big changes, taking risks, and adventures (Cover design by...
