The recent Pulse Asia survey that placed him at third among five leading presidential aspirants has failed to diminish Senator Manny Pacquiao’s resolve in helping the poor by pursuing his bid to become president. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram) In a statement, the PROMDI and PDP-Laban...
Solid Cement Corporation, a subsidiary of Cemex Holding Philippines Inc. (CHP), is finally pushing through with its long delayed capacity expansion at higher cost of $323 million from the original $235 million in 2018. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CHP said Solid will be...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 8 appealed to hospitals, diagnostic centers, and other health facilities to observe the proper disposal of medical waste linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos made the appeal after eight children tested positive for COVID-19 after playing along the seaside...
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur — Vice President Leni Robredo is banking on her being the only Bicolana from this year’s presidential candidates to catapult her to the country’s highest seat. Vice President Leni Robredo in a meet and greet with the participants of the All Media Convergence in Naga...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes that her volunteers’ fervent expression of support for her done through groundwork campaigning will be the game changer in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters attend the People’s Council event held in the...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking a P181.6 million budget allocation for the establishment of a preliminary treatment and storage facility for COVID-19-related health care waste. In a statement Saturday, DENR said it wants the multi-million budget to be taken...
Coca-Cola works with local communities to help strengthen their solid waste management practices through workshops, skills training, technology and facilities support needed for collection and recycling systems. At present, the Company has piloted 30 solid waste management projects in 16 provinces...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 31, said she is hopeful that this time around, her home region of Bicol will solidly back her candidacy for president. The presidential aspirant, however, clarified that she is not “entitled” to have the whole of Bicol on her side. “Ako, hindi...
The Commission on Audit has flagged the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program of popular tourist destination Boracay island. Boracay Island State auditors raised serious issues on the implementation of the SWMP after conducting a special audit on the collection and utilization of the...
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has trained personnel of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on the use of dual-drum composter, one of its green technologies. Dual-drum composter (DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña...
Eagle Cement Corp., a publicly-listed firm controlled by the family of tycoon Ramon S. Ang, is acquiring 100 percent of the capital stock of sister company Solid North Mineral Corp. (SNMC) for P3.57 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said on Friday, Sept. 24, that...
Solid Future Global Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that things are not always going south, especially when you are in the middle of a pandemic. The reality is, there’s reason to hope that things are turning around for the better. We just need to focus our lens to the right direction. Take for...
