The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” is bringing cloudy skies with rains in northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, Dec. 17. The weather system, according to PAGASA Weather Specialist Daniel...
K-pop idol groups Seventeen and Super Junior will be holding their concerts today, Dec. 17, in the Philippines. Seventeen’s “Be The Sun” concert Seventeen will hold their “Be The Sun” world tour for the third time in the country at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, touted as the...
Editorial After much discussion, the mayors of Metro Manila have finally agreed in principle to adopt the Metro Manila Council's (MMC) plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system which is planned to be implemented next year. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, also the MMC president,...
One hundred fifty indigents from Isla Puting Bato Tondo, Manila receive early Christmas gifts from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and BancNet. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Grocery items and food packs including pansit, chicken, and rice were distributed to the individuals in a gift-giving...
Metro Manila Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased slightly to 14.3 percent after climbing in recent weeks, based on the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. In an update posted on social media on Friday, Dec. 16,...
The resumption of in-person classes in the basic education level is “doing well” said Vice President and Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 15. Kindergarten pupils of Pinayahan Elementary School in Quezon City do their school activity inside the classroom...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, called on the local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce measures to protect the country’s coastal areas and aquatic resources. He issued the pronouncement after...
Century Properties Group Inc. has invested over P600 million to develop the 152-room Novotel Suites Manila, its first hospitality venture, which will have its soft opening on Thursday, December 15. In an interview before the hotel’s opening, CPG Chief Finance Officer Ponciano Carreon said the...
Over 200 Filipino and foreign stakeholders have supported the Manila Declaration on Creating Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Systems in the country, which expands the access to evidence-based health treatment for drug users and discharge reforms for an improved criminal justice system. The...
San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra will have the daunting task of pulling the rug from under against the top seeds Bay Area and Magnolia, respectively, once the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals fire off on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Justin Brownlee and the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will roll out three priority transportation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, in accordance with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. DOTR announced Wednesday, Dec. 14, that the Committee on Public-Private Partnership Center Project Development...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The UP Fighting Maroons are now on the verge of pulling off a spectacular feat never before achieved and probably would never happen again: being the only team in the history of the UAAP to capture two championships in the same year. With its...
