Nine incumbent Metro Manila mayors met with vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for lunch on Wednesday at a hotel in Ortigas Center in Pasig City. Present during the meeting were: Mayor Edwin Olivarez of Parañaque, Mayor Oca Malapitan of Caloocan, Mayor Toby...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has received his sacred pallium on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila receives pallium from Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown (Screengrab Manila Cathedral FB) The pallium is a vestment made of white wool only worn by the pontiff and by...
Pepe Mendoza reveals his emotions in ‘Hinuha ng Karanasan’ Layout design by Pinggot Zulueta It’s all in the eyes. When you look at Pepe Mendoza’s sculptures made of metals, carbon, and lead in his just concluded exhibit “Hinuha ng Karanaan,” the eyes will do the talking. In a glimpse...
House Asst. Majority Leader and Cebu First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas slammed on Wednesday, Dec. 8 the Makati Business Club (MBC) for calling on the government to take control of the operations of the offshore Malampaya gas field. Malampaya gas field Gullas, chairman of the House Committee on...
Okada Manila celebrated its 5th anniversary and the Christmas season with a series of events last Nov. 23 to 26, 2021. Thanksgiving lunches and a dinner were held at the resort’s La Piazza, its signature Italian restaurant. Among the guests were medical frontliners, food delivery frontliners,...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is accelerating its rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) with additional 69 fleets that will help reinforce the country’s pathway into green mobility. In a statement, Meralco noted that its new EV units comprise of cars, motorcycles, pick-up trucks...
Pateros is the only local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with zero new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the last seven days. The municipality, the smallest in the National Capital Region (NCR), has been COVID-19-free in the last four days. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (seated)...
ym-cebupacific-180520-e1615967991784-1 Cebu Pacific (CEB) is adding daily flights from Manila to Bacolod beginning Dec. 16, bringing its total to 16 times weekly to address rising demand for domestic travel. CEB will be operating Manila-Bacolod flights twice daily, on top of its twice weekly...
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) announced that it will start offering free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to eligible students. (Photo from Ateneo.edu) " are intensifying our efforts to make the vaccines available to our students in response to the Commission on Higher Education and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional and District Engineering Offices has launched the nationwide Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement, or AYUDA, Program on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Rizal Park in Manila in a bid to provide local employment...
A 63-year-old pedicab driver was shot dead along Dominga street corner P. Ocampo in Malate, Manila on Monday, Dec. 6. Probers of the Homicide Crime Investigation of the Manila Police District (HCI-MPD) identified the victim as Danilo Fajardo Florida. According to Florida’s brother who witnessed...
Bamboo ( Bambusoideae ) is a grass that is often misidentified as a tree because of its tree-like appearance. It is a fast-growing grass with lots of functions ranging from food sources to construction material. One company that recognizes the value of bamboo is Bambu Salubre. Bambu is a Malay word...
