A criminal complaint was filed against six people including two senior high school students identified by the police for posting online bomb threats and intent to kill people that sent parents and children into panic in Taguig in November. Last Nov. 7, a Facebook account under the name Sofia Smith...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Poet, artist and activist Ericson Acosta died on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, at around 2 a.m., in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. He was 50. The tributes continue to pour in from contemporaries, fellow poets and artists, classmates and friends. According to the 62nd Infantry Battalion...
It is impossible to look to the future without putting sustainability at the forefront of present action. That is why for Manila Bulletin’s inaugural Sustainability Forum, anchored on the theme “Beyond Green,” audiences learned best practices from sustainability trailblazers who have...
Filipino CEOs highlighted the opportunities and strength of the Philippines and the domestic economy as the main reason the country is being dubbed as the “next best thing in Asia.” At the 55th Annual Dialogues Summit of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Aboitiz Group President and...
Century Properties Group Inc. (CPGI) is formally opening Novotel Suites Manila, its first hotel venture, at Acqua in Mandaluyong City on December 15 in time to take advantage of the tourism boom expected during the holidays. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader detained for kidnapping at the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Jail in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi is facing additional charges of frustrated murder, police said. ASG sub-leader Injimar Mangkabong detained at the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Jail faces additional charges of...
Less than two weeks after the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to thresh out the proposed amendments to the Right-of-Way (ROW) Act, a House panel on Tuesday, Nov. 29, approved the substitute bill that would improve the process of acquiring lands for ROW sites. Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo...
Despite current global events slowing down the economic recovery process, experts believe that many industrial sectors can look forward to more positive circumstances in the near future. The real estate industry in particular should look forward to steady recovery in the coming year and...
The Jollibee Group’s Smashburger continues to expand in North America with the opening of its new store in the New York City. In a statement, Jollibee said the US-based fast casual better burger restaurant has opened 8 new stores this year as part of Jollibee Group’s aggressive expansion...
Digital technology firm boosts security features By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Ant Group Digital Technologies, a technology unit of Ant Group, recently introduced a number of new features in its cutting-edge digital solutions to boost security features of its digital solutions for the international...
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – Two alleged members of the notorious Concepcion Crime Group were killed in a shootout with lawmen last Sunday in Sitio Paguringon, Barangay Bariw, Libon town, Albay province. In a press statement on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police...
