The newly appointed emir or commander of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Daulah Islamiya (DI) group has been killed in an armed clash with the military in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a ranking general revealed on Friday, Dec. 3. Asim Karinda alias Abu Azim, a highly trained improvised explosive device...
If there’s one realization this global pandemic has confirmed, it is that serviced residences have become an alternative not just for the traveling business set, but for anyone needing extended leisure stays away from home. Whatever pre-2020 notion one might have had of these home-away-from-home...
Soon to rise above the Cebu City skyline is a property that blurs the line between a home, hotel, and architectural icon. Although due to be completed in 2023, The Suites at Gorordo by Worldwide Central Properties Inc. (WCPI) is already making waves due to its groundbreaking design and...
If you ask any real estate broker, they’ll assure you that BGC continues to be one of the most in-demand, fast-developing areas within Metro Manila. Thanks to its proximity to so many of the new corporate addresses of the more desirable employers, the demand for residential options is strong....
For The Ascott Limited Philippines, it has always been about treating residents and the employees as family—and letting them create their own stories during their stay with this global lodging owner-operator group, a member of CapitaLand Investment. The group’s newest jewel, the Somerset...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has flagged Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (CENECO) on pass-on of charges to its customers even if these were anchored on contracts or power supply agreements (PSAs) that already lapsed. In particular, the ERC has condemned the act of CENECO for...
Several organizations urged presidential bets to heed people's demand for land, aid, and justice. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon Farmers, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, and Anakpawis asked presidential aspirants to...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We Filipinos should take pride that a fellow Filipino now shares the Nobel Prize stage with some of the world’s great men and women, like Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway,...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P1.7 million worth of shabu following the arrest of 11 drug pushers in an entrapment operation on Saturday, Oct. 9 in Makati City. PDEA Central Luzon Regional Director Bryan B Babang identified the suspects as Ma. Carmita Gonzales,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 8, the development of test kits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Central Luzon. (Photo from Freepik.com/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the project was funded by DOST-III...
With the prolonged pandemic, the country's net external liability position increased 3.5 percent to P676.6 billion in the first quarter from same period last year of P653.8 billion due to higher net foreign liabilities by the general government and non-financial corporations (NFCs), a report from...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized some P2.04 million worth of shabu following the arrest of two alleged drug pushers in an entrapment operation in San Jose, del Monte, Bulacan on Monday, Sept. 27. PDEA Central Luzon Regional Director Bryan Babang identified the suspects...
