OCEA, a French shipbuilding company, has pledged P1.5 billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The investment pledge was revealed by OCEA Chief Executive Officer...
DITO CME, the communications, media, and entertainment arm of the Udenna Group, and CloudSwyft, a Philippine-based global education technology firm, are collaborating with Alibaba Cloud, to upskill Filipinos via the LUNA Academy online education platform. Hero_Banner_1 Alibaba Cloud will equip LUNA...
Confident that the Philippine aviation industry will recover, and related manpower requirements will be a must, the First Aviation Academy Inc. (FAAi) has acquired all the training assets from the Philippine Air Lines Aviation School (PALAV). This includes nine (9) Cessna 172, and the Redbird...
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of their commitment to boost the country’s data science and analytics (DSA) ecosystem, the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine...
THE VIEW FROM THE RIDGE Justice Arturo D. Brion, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy After my appointment as Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy ( PhilJA ), friends called and texted me their congratulations. Not a few boldly asked – what is PhilJA? Apparently, they were intrigued...
Two young Filipino cadets are set to become part of the prestigious United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), Class of 2025, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 5. Cadet Kieth Nico Carreon and Cadet John Rex Gaviola were chosen from a total of 111 aspiring PCG cadets who...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is seeking passage of a bill establishing a Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy (PEA) that would provide undergraduate and graduate degree programs on entrepreneurship. In filing Senate Bill No. 2205 or the proposed “Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy Act,” Lapid said...
A dream come true for singer-actor Ronnie Liang. He is now a licensed pilot. Ronnie happily announced the achievement via social media, recently. He wrote, "After countless sleepless nights of studying and a multitude of flying hours of learning. My childhood dream when I was in 4th grade has now...
An Oscars statue is displayed on the red carpet area on the eve of the 92nd Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California in this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 2020. The Oscars have been postponed for a second consecutive year, and relaxed eligibility rules allowing films to skip...
Good news for talented student-athletes! Filipino student-athletes (Photo from DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 27, announced that full scholarships in secondary education will be offered by the National Academy of Sports (NAS) to Filipino...
Drivers and delivery-partners of Grab Philippines can now attend "upskilling" classes online through the GrabAcademy digital platform. (File Photo) The superapp announced on Wednesday, May 26, that GrabAcademy is now fully online to provide its partners with free and equitable access to new...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed her excitement over the inauguration of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) which is set to admit its first batch of learners by August 2021. One of the facilities at National Academy of Sports - Philippines (NAS Facebook page) “Our children, our...
