The Philippines may suffer long-lasting economic losses owing to prolonged coronavirus pandemic that took a heavier toll on small businesses and low-income families, think-tank Moody’s Analytics said. Makati CBD skyline Steven Cochrane, Moody’s Analytics chief economist for Asia-Pacific said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided P2.9 million worth of assistance to RCM Audio and Led Wall Provider, a technology-based firm in Camiguin which is engaged in digital audio mixers and robotic controllers. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T....
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This coming week, President Rodrigo Duterte is to deliver his last State of the Nation Address for his term. To say that it has been quite a term for him would be an understatement, and I think for any leader and elected official who has had to serve during...
What began more than six decades ago as a battle between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for space hegemony has metamorphosed into a “battle of the billionaires” on who would lead outer space tourism for the mass market. On July 11 and July 20,...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I have been asked many times over, time and again, what it takes to raise socially aware citizens. Rather, children who are in touch with reality and who are socially connected with their community, and the world around them. This seems like quite a daunting task...
The government has declared two Minahang Bayan (MB) areas in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) covering a combined mining area of 50 hectares. In two separate announcements, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in CAR said that the Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board of Abra (PMRB-Abra)...
Five years in office, Vice President Leni Robredo is still getting things done despite having a small team. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) team readies distribution of rice and other supplies for relief operations with the help of Angat Buhay partners. (OVP/Facebook) In a latest Facebook...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque At the end of the month, President Duterte will deliver his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). I still remember watching it on television last year as if it were yesterday – a very different SONA from what we were accustomed to given the pandemic...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended P455,000 worth of assistance to a rice mill in Zamboanga del Norte to upgrade its equipment and improve its milling capacity. Myka Rice Mill, which is located in the municipality of Pres. M.A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte, receives P455,000...
DRIVING THOUGHTS This will be a good time for local government units to document the best practices of their barangays in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. These can be shared with other LGUs which can localize the practices to fit their communities. More than a year after the World Health...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque We can either choose to view a cup half full, or half empty. It depends entirely on the perspective we want to take, or see things by. But like many things in life, the choice is yours to make, and the decision, you stand for, and by. This school year was like no...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P6 million worth of assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Central Luzon to adopt technological innovations in a bid to improve their products, services, operations, and increase their productivity and...
