Mober, a homegrown tech-logistics startup, is planning to deploy a total of 100 electric vehicles (EVs) and e-trucks by the end of 2023 and become the largest green logistics company in the Philippines in five years. Mober CEO and Founder Dennis Ng said in a statement, Friday, Feb. 10 that it has...
SERVICE ROBOTS -- This picture taken on January 18, 2023 shows service robots developed by Tokyo-based robotics firm ZMP (from left); single-seat mobility robot RakuRo, security robot PATORO, and delivery robot DeliRo at the company's service station in Tokyo. "Excuse me, coming through," a...
The number of schools that were damaged in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Southern Philippines continues to increase based on the report submitted to the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo from DepEd) As of Feb. 3, DepEd monitoring showed that the number of schools...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To address various concerns of the delivery riders, the United Delivery Riders of the Philippines-Cagayan de Oro Chapter called on the Foodpanda – an online food and grocery delivery platform – to reopen their hub here. Many Foodpanda delivery riders gather and conduct a...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested three delivery riders while having a pot session in Sitio Bayabas, Barangay Pico, here on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Col. Damian Olsim, Benguet police chief, said the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) and La Trinidad Municipal Police Station received...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, Jan. 26, that it has finished a road-concreting project in San Luis, Aurora which is seen to improve the province's economy and enhance the delivery of public service to residents. Photo: DPWH DPWH Undersecretary Robert Bernardo...
Government anti-narcotics operatives arrested a woman after accepting some P1.4 million worth of shabu in a controlled delivery operation in Dasmariñas, Cavite. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that Georgette Elio, 24, a marketing officer was arrested after receiving the parcel...
For Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, law enforcers should always try to outwit drug traffickers to prevent illegal and dangerous substances from entering the country. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang mga sindikato...
There is an urgent need to pass a law protecting the rights and welfare of freelance workers. (MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, said Davao City 1st district Representative Paolo Duterte following a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding an online food delivery company liable...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Friday, Jan. 6, that it respects the decision of the Las Piñas court that acquitted the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla of illegal drug charges. In a statement, PDEA said the Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court Branch 197 has...
7 in 10 consumers say delivery is a permanent part of their life today CONVENIENCE WINS Despite the slow return to normal, contactless services, delivery included, are here to stay In the first six months of 2022 in the region, ₱27,900 the largest single GrabMart order made. In its newly...
DAVAO CITY – The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) 8th Division has ruled in favor of the seven delivery riders here who filed a complaint against Foodpanda Philippines Inc. for illegal dismissal. In a 19-page decision dated Dec. 7, 2022 released on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the NLRC said the...
