PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid We thought that the main hurdle in the current mass vaccination program, the most ambitious health project we’ve ever undertaken, was the slow pace in the administration of the vaccine. It was at the beginning, but the low rate of acceptance of COVID-19...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) inaugurated Friday, May 28, its new multi-purpose building with amenities for the use and well-being of its personnel. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva (Photo courtesy of PDEA) PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the four-storey...
In the era of COVID, a burning question in the minds of most people who have to go to an office building to report for work is – “How safe is my workplace?” Architects and real estate developers are figuring out ways how to build office buildings that would keep tenants safe from the virus....
Re-examining the key goals, core values, and top priorities of journalism in a changing world WAR ROOM The Manila Bulletin (MB) newsroom, springboard to the future in a heritage building in Intramuros At a small, rather casual, but top-level meeting of executives and editors at the Manila Bulletin...
SMDC’s community programs bag Quill awards for community relations and CSR What makes a community? For real estate leader SM Development Corporation (SMDC), it is not just the infrastructure that serves as a dwelling place for a group of residents. It is about creating a community where people...
The Pasig City local government announced Thursday, March 10 the temporary closure of its Office of the Building Official (OBO) after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory posted on its Facebook page, the LGU said OBO personnel were exposed to a confirmed asymptomatic...
Intangibly Filipino BOAT MAKERS A kumpit being built in the barangay of Sheik Makdum, Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi (Photo by Roel Hoang Manipon) The International Information and Networking Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) has...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Aboitiz Power Corporation’s planned issuance of fixed-rate bonds worth up to P30 billion. The SEC said AboitizPower may issue the debt securities in one or more series within three years. For the first tranche, the listed...
By procuring clean energy supply from the ‘Cleanergy’ portfolio of Aboitiz Power Corporation, leading green office developer NEO clinched its ‘net zero carbon’ goal; and its buildings bagged 5-star certifications under the “Advancing Net Zero Philippines (ANZ/PH) program”, an entity...
Human connection is as equally important as infrastructure, and a Department of Culture and the Arts can help facilitate that Lately, as I was traversing through the latest portion of the Skyway over EDSA, I suddenly had this thought: These are physical interconnections and they are all wonderful...
Times have been hard this year, especially with the pandemic hitting the whole world. We’ve heard of robbery stories but this one that was posted by influencer/model mom Cry So (Mei Yan So) has caught the attention of many for quite a number of reasons. For one, So lives with her...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. reported a 47 percent fall in consolidated net income to P8.3 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from the P15.7 billion posted in the same period of last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it recognized non-recurring losses of P5...
