MPTSOUTH-LEED GOLD CERT IFICATE AWARDING Metro Pacific Tollways South Management Corporation (MPT South) was recognized for its green headquarters and sustainability practices. MPT South, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road development arm of Metro Pacific...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta My zoom mates and I were arguing about People Power 1. What happened to all that enthusiasm that toppled a dictator? When the dust settled, the old order crept back into place. The pyramid of possibilities for structural changes crumbled steadily. Then someone asked if...
Sustainability is today’s buzzword. The younger generation of consumers are now making educated, conscious choices of supporting companies that claim sustainability as part of their DNA. Thus, almost all companies have felt the need to become sustainable in their operations. Claiming...
Members of urban poor organizations in Mandaluyong City have benefited from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) Capability Building Program (CBP). (Image courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) PCUP’s initiative taught at least 30 indigents to create a...
Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced on Monday, Jan.31, that the Office of Building Official (OBO) has come up with a new system to ease the application for building permit in the city. Olivarez, during Monday's virtual flag raising ceremony, said easing the application for building permit in the city...
Movie and TV show review online aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has announced the winners of its 23rd Annual Golden Tomato Awards, “honoring the best-reviewed movies and TV shows of 2021.” “The industry was as chaotic as ever, with theaters re-opening, streamers churning out content, hybrid...
Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is taking the cudgels for the country’s civil engineers who, under a bill pending in the House of Representatives, will be barred from helping ensure the structural integrity and participate in the design, site development and other vital components...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We have spent these last two decades bringing together Asia’s political groupings into the ICAPP; and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), both of which have grown rapidly into advanced organizations....
“The world is our home. Now, the home is our world.” This is essentially what has happened in this pandemic when homes have transformed into a haven for families. It is not only a place to eat, live, and rest, but also became a workplace, a classroom, even a spot for entertainment. There is no...
TOKYO, Japan -- Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, fire officials said. TV footage showed dozens of firefighters working inside and outside the narrow office building after...
In a bid to promote gender equality, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) conducted a capability building program (CBP) on gender and development benefiting leaders of urban poor organizations. (Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Facebook page) Initiated by PCUP-Field...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid A growing menace in our midst which had worsened with the onset of COVID-19 is sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Several initiatives include the “Save the Children Philippines” which focuses on drawing awareness on the online sexual abuse and...
