Cardinal Jose Advincula is looking to establish “mission stations” in the Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The 69-year old is known for establishing mission stations and mission schools in far-flung areas in his previous dioceses. "I don’t know if...
Floating trash nets have been tapped by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in a effort to keep its pumping stations from getting clogged by potentially damaging debris and garbage. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (3rd from right) checks the collection of garbage near the floating...
The national flags in all Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stations across the country were flown at half-mast to mourn and honor the passing of former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III. The PCG said Friday, June 25, that it joined all Filipinos in mourning and praying for the death of the...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the limited operations of off-track betting stations of the Philippine Racing Commission (PRC) in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Photo from Philracom Based on Resolution No. 117 of the Inter-agency Task...
A total of 295 feeding stations have been set up in daycare centers in Quezon City by the local government as part of its program to provide healthy meals to its residents. Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Thursday each station can feed up to a hundred families per day or a total of 29,500 families from...
Two senators are seeking further probe into the status of the government’s school-based Barangay Health Stations (BHS) project, which was stalled due to an ongoing litigation. Senator Nancy Binay raised the issue during the Senate Committee on Health and Demography’s virtual hearing on the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will construct stations in Calayan Island, Cagayan in order to strengthen the country's maritime security in Northern Luzon. PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. and Calayan Island Mayor Joseph Llopis have signed the deed of donation of the 1,000 square-meter...
By the end of this month, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) targets to operate 156 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) installation stations on its toll roads, from South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Skyway, NAIA Expressway to the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are projected to account for 21 percent of total vehicles on the road in the Philippines by 2030, ultimately becoming the third auto manufacturing hub in ASEAN and a global manufacturing hub for low cost transportation and commercial vehicles. This is part of the...
Counters SWS survey Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno ( Bloomberg file photo) Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said contrary to the latest survey results, the domestic economy is on a recovery path especially with the easing of...
