The P162-million system upgrade of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) will be completed within the year, NLEX Corporation announced Monday, June 6. The project, which started in 2020, includes the upgrading of the radio frequency identification (RFID) system and network switches, the...
PLDT Inc. hit all-time high revenues on its enterprise business, hauling in ₱11.6 billion in the first quarter of 2022, seven percent more versus the same period last year, as the economy re-opened from the pandemic and more companies adopted ICT and data services. The robust uptake of fixed...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will deploy a contingent to participate in the upcoming Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, the world’s premier and largest maritime warfare exercise to be hosted by the United States Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii from June 29 to August 4. The Jose Rizal-class frigate, BRP...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Remus Medina said that his Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) contingents who were deployed during the canvassing of votes and proclamation of the new president and vice-president of the country last May 25 exercised maximum tolerance in...
Outgoing Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon has started preparing to assume his role as the new mayor of the city. On June 3, Biazon had a meeting with the incoming members of the Muntinlupa City Council and Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac. Muntinlupa mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon (front) with Vice Mayor Artemio...
PH Consul General goes on a gastronomic tour of this Canadian town’s ‘Little Manila’ Philippine Consul General Orontes V. Castro and members of the Philippine press in Toronto visited three Filipino Restaurant Month (FRM) participants, and tried out what each restaurant had to offer. Kamayan...
Two universities from the Philippines were included in the latest Asia University Rankings released by the Times Higher Education (THE) on Thursday, June 2. University of the Philippines / De La Salle University The University of the Philippines (UP) and the De La Salle University (DLSU) made it to...
Athletes from Muntinlupa who won at the 31st Southeast Asian Games will be given cash incentives by the city government. On June 1, Muntinlupa athletes who took home SEAG medals paid a courtesy call on Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (center) together with (from left) Shugen...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) ramped up its international network beginning this month by adding more flights to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Nagoya, Seoul, Osaka, and Singapore, as COVID restrictions for travelers continued to ease. 86478 Starting June 1, flights from Manila to Bangkok will...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended this year’s graduates for having survived the school year amid the challenges in education brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “To the Class of 2022, resilience is in your...
The recent Miss Universe Philippines pageant touched many with the answer of our reigning MIss Universe Philippines 2022 Celete Cortesi. ""Far from each other, but always connected... to make you proud is the greatest fulfillment of my life," she said. They've been apart for a long time, with her...
PLDT Inc. completed the sale of 3,012 telecom towers, more than half of the towers it is monetizing, and received P39.2 billion cash payment, the telco disclosed Wednesday, June 1. This April, PLDT subsidiaries, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (Digitel),...
