Hyperscalers and investors are seeing heightened interest in Manila as location for their projects, a report by real estate management and consultancy firm showed. The Q3 2022 Data Center Report published recently by Knight Frank in partnership with DC Byte, the leading data center research and...
Passenger volume in the third quarter this year rose 233.54 percent as travel restrictions eased, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) announced Wednesday, November 16. Passenger traffic reached 15.71 million from July to September, 2022, up from 4.71 million in the comparative period. Container...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Candidates of the Miss Earth pageant arrived on Tuesday, Nov. 15, for the swimsuit competition on Wednesday night, Nov. 16, in a resort here. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe poses with Miss Earth 2022 candidates at the Zamboanga City Hall. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) Mayor John...
Organizers of the 2022 MAMA Awards (formerly the Mnet Asian Music Awards) have announced the artists who will perform and the emcees for the ceremony slated on Nov. 29 and 30 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan. Korean actor Park Bogum of “Reply 1988” will host the first night of the awards...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. returned to the country early this week after the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He dubbed the participation of the Philippines — and his first as Chief Executive — as a success,...
The controversial Department of Education (DepED) Order No. 49 s. 2022 has two goals: To depoliticize the department and promote professionalism among its personnel. After gaining complaints from educators and the public alike, DepED Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a televised interview, clarified the...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday, Nov. 15, announced that 2,390 out of 3,828 examinees successfully passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination conducted this November. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN The date and venue of the oathtaking ceremony will be announced later, PRC added....
The Philippines bagged the highly-coveted World's Leading Dive Destination and the Leading Beach Destination for 2022, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the two awards were given during the 29th World Travel Award (WTA) held in...
Recognizing the impact of bullying on students’ lives, the Department of Education (DepED) strengthens further its campaign on bullying reduction in schools by urging stakeholders to “get involved.” MB Visual Content Group “Every contribution, whether it's taking part in a school or...
Becoming a great retail bank is a journey and not a destination. UnionBank stood out on the global stage at the recently-concluded Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) for the fifth consecutive year as the lone Filipino bank gold sponsor bannering the “Tech Up Pilipinas” advocacy that is the...
The Pasay City government announced on Sunday, Nov. 13, the road closure from Donada to Leveriza Sts. to give way to the Philippine Bar Examination 2022. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the road closure will be implemented on Nov. 16 and 20. Rubiano said the implementation of road closure starts...
Globe Telecom Inc. reported a 48 percent increase in net income to P26.5 billion in the first nine months this year versus same period last year while consolidated service revenues hit P118 billion, up three percent year-on-year. Globe said the huge jump in net income was due to one-time gains from...
