A Filipino-made game-based digital learning application was launched to help technical and vocational education and training (TVET) students and young people to learn valuable skills around work readiness. (Photo from Google Play) Launched by Plan International Philippines, "Hope Town Hero" helps...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion’s proposal to set up "Bakuna Bubbles" is enjoying renewed support, especially when it pertains to outside the National Capital Region (NCR). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) No less than Department of Health...
NYC’s iconic modern roadside burger stand strolls into the suburbs of Alabang Filipinos down south are in for a New York-style treat as Shake Shack launches its newest store in Alabang Town Center (ATC). “The opening of a new Shake Shack is always an exciting milestone for the SSI Group,”...
Over 100,000 netizens virtually gathered to witness the town hall meeting on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that was jointly organized Monday, August 23 by Go Negosyo and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the event,...
Top national and local government officials, National Capital Region (NCR) mayors, and other experts are set to hold a town hall to discuss ways on how to safely reopen the economy amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) National President and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. confirmed on Monday, August 16, six coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant cases in two barangays in Santa Cruz town. With the COVID-19 Delta variant cases now in the province,...
It's a tall order, but it will be done. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos gave this assurance to National Capital Region (NCR) residents Wednesday, Aug. 4 during Go Negosyo's virtual town hall...
The national government, business leaders, and medical experts are set to hold a town hall on how the National Capital Region (NCR) can maximize the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to arrest the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential...
The Korean community in the Philippines with the help of barangay leaders and volunteers got together and held a community pantry at the Manila Korea Town in Malate Saturday. The Korean Embassy in the Philippines is supporting Manila Korea Town’s commitment to build a community of “bayanihan”...
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...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD There’s a saying that goes, "Familiarity breeds contempt." In today’s gospel, this saying applies to Jesus when he returned to his hometown and taught in the synagogue. His town mates could not accept him because he was too familiar to them. * * * “How can he...
A year after the eruption of the Taal Volcano and the global health pandemic, the beautiful heritage town of Taal, which is known for several colonial ancestral houses, is slowly but surely welcoming tourists. One of the good things this pandemic has done for us while we stayed at home is that we...
