As far as the leader of a group of supermarket owners in the country is concerned, the recent reimposition of stricter community quarantine measures felt like both a "death sentence" and a "lifeline" to the retail industry. A restaurant staff cleans a table in preparation for the resumption of...
After weeks of disagreement on pork imports, the Senate and the President’s economic team, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, decided to lower the import tariff cut proposed under Executive Order (EO) 128 and adjust the volume of pork imports allowed to enter the Philippines under...
Despite a 12-month tariff cut imposed on pork, a group of local meat importers began lobbying for a much longer period wherein the pork import tariff rate is kept at 15 percent from the original 40 percent until 2025. A customer pays for pork at a roadside market stall in Mandaluyong City, Manila,...
In this file photo, Philippines' Haniel Abella, left, and Singapore's Abdul Rahman Kiria face off during the fencing individual epee finals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at World Trade Center last December. (MB File Photo) Fresh from a stint in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the national...
National team head coach Rolando ‘Amat’ Canlas and rising star Sam Catantan talk about the preparations being done by the Philippine Fencing Association for the coming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition. Canlas...
Farm production is expected to improve soon for farmers in Bani, Pangasinan with the installation of a solar-powered irrigation system. A BOOST TO FARMERS--A solar-powered irrigation system has been installed in Bani, Pangasinan to help farmers there during the dry season. (Photo courtesy of the...
As part of its final preparation for the Tokyo Olympics this year, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is sending a full contingent to the 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships on May 21 to June 1 in Dubai. This includes professional boxer Eumir Marcial....
Filipino pharmacists can now administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines through Immunizing Pharmacist Certification Program. Philippine Pharmacists Association The Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA) has been accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Professional...
Youth Creativity Festival 2021 is happening on April 29 to 30, 2021 Youth Creativity Festival 2021 poster That’s all you will need in this free webinar organized by Philippine Association of National Advertisers Foundation (PANAF) and the Intersections Communications (ICI) in their effort to...
Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) president and former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso “Cito” Dayrit passed away Wednesday night, April 28, due to COVID-19. He was 69. Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) president Richard Gomez confirmed the passing of Dayrit, respected and...
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial joins Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) President Monico Puentevella in an interesting two-part session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition on Tuesday. Marcial will give an update on the...
A group of nurses has batted for separate isolation wards for health workers to allow medical frontliners to be treated or isolated. A nurse checks on a patient who has recovered from COVID-19 as he donates plasma (Maria Tan / AFP/Getty Images / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dapat po yung mga ospital natin,...
