This 2021 is about making the most of what we have, and what we have is usually more than enough—if we only just learn to value what we have already. Our top 10 stories under Life + Leisure just proves that this holds true as Dawn Zulueta proves that you can still have fun at home, while the...
It has been another roller coaster ride for parents as the danger that surrounds our family isn't over yet. News of children and even parents getting infected with COVID-19 topped the stories for 2021, with some who passed away while some successfully beating the dreaded virus. Online challenges,...
• The Senate once again reinforced its role as the nation’s fiscalizer in the midst of perceived lack of direction of government response to pandemic • The Senate pursued legislation that would help quell the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in the country, and to ensure that the government...
PPP CENTER As the pandemic widened the country's infrastructure gap, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center this year added five more projects worth P22.91 billion to its pipeline, bringing the grand total to 63 projects worth P7.243 trillion. The additional projects include the Tourism...
Which local government unit (LGU) is the richest in the National Capital Region (NCR)? The Commission on Audit (COA) recently released the annual financial report for LGUs for the year 2020. The report listed the top 10 provinces, cities and municipalities with the biggest amount of total assets in...
The province of Cebu under Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia topped the list of provinces in the country with the highest net assets reaching P208.27 billion while Bulacan headed by Gov. Daniel Fernando registered the highest revenue in 2020 at P5.81 billion. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia Cebu In terms of liabilities,...
Quezon City headed by Mayor Joy Belmonte topped all local government units in terms of largest total assets and revenues in the country. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte The 2020 Annual Financial Report released by the Commission on ‘Audit on Wednesday, Dec. 22 showed that QC’s registered total...
Around P74.3 billion worth of illegal drugs and laboratory equipment have been confiscated by the country’s anti-narcotics authorities since the start of President Duterte’s administration in 2016, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday night,...
It is like common knowledge -- or we can all agree this time -- that the pandemic has truly changed our lives. Prior to March 2020, no one could have imagined the way 2020 would end with thousands of lives lost, or, how the last quarter of 2021 would see us still living under the cloud of another...
Philippine Climate Extremes Report 2020 (PAGASA) Filipino climate experts on Friday, Nov. 26, released a new report, which showed that the Philippines may experience warmer and drier climate in the future due to climate change. The study titled the "Philippine Climate Extremes Report 2020: Observed...
Students and teachers participate in a campaign calling for the end of violence against women and children, on the occasion of Valentine's Day in Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- A new report of UN Women has highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on women's safety at...
1200px-Dito-logo.svg After consolidating the financials of DITO Telecommunity Corp (DITO Tel) into its third quarter report, DITO CME Holdings Corp (DITO CME) bled P2.808 billion as operating expenses ballooned in the wake of its telco business' nationwide rollout. DITO CME generated P327 million...
