A local business group has urged to implement total system upgrade of the EDSA busway and bus service on the “Carousel Line” as well as its eventual privatization for cost effective operation of the mass transport system. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in a letter jointly...
The Department of Trade and Industry has identified three priority legislative measures for immediate passage by Congress to support economic growth. These priority bills are the Senate confirmation on the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Omnibus Micro Small...
Trade and Industry Secretary Afredo E. Pascual said he would shift real focus of his agency towards industrialization stressing that manufacturing is the only way to be sustainable and become an inclusive economy. At the briefing by the DTI for the Senate committee on trade, commerce and...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City assemble before going inside their classrooms on the first day of opening of face-to-face classes on August 22, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaps in education resources marred the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 22,...
Shellfish in three areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday, August 22. Mussels (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In the bureau’s Shellfish Bulletin No. 15, the BFAR said shellfishes collected at coastal...
Members of ACT hold sunrise protest to demand government responsibility for safe school reopening (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) At sunrise, public school teachers on Monday, Aug. 22 staged a picket protest at Mendiola in Manila to call on the government to take on its responsibility for the...
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is looking into expanding its aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) services outside of Metro Manila, most likely in Clark, as business is back at robust pace amid high demand for travel globally. LTP President and CEO Elmar Lutter revealed the company’s...
Shopee Ultimate Case Challenge This month, Shopee Philippines will be launching its first ever Ultimate Case Challenge where finalists will get the chance to win up to ₱50,000. Open to Filipino undergraduate students from across the globe, this business case competition will be participated by...
Remembrances of what will eventually be forgotten By ELIZA ROMUALDEZ-VALTOS GONE GREEN Mt Lagyo blasted to construct the Kaliwa Dam I spent a big chunk of my childhood by the foot of the Sierra Madre mountains in Maconacon, Isabela. My dad in his younger days loved to fly and would take us to so...
Blacklist International continued its winning ways and preserved its perfect record so far with a 2-0 sweep of Bren Esports in the MPL Philippines Season 10 at the ICITE Auditorium in Libis, Quezon City. Photo from MPL Philippines The M3 World Champions endured a slow start to the series before...
Renz “Renzio” Cadua rescued Omega Esports from a sure defeat in Game 2 to recover from an opening game hiccup and pull off a pulsating 2-1 reverse sweep against ECHO in the MPL Philippines Season 10 at the ICITE Auditorium in Libis, Quezon City on Thursday, Aug. 20. Photo from MPL Philippines...
Onic Philippines head coach Mark “Bluffzy” Reyes lauded his rookies for a huge bounce back game after suffering their first loss at the hands of ECHO in their young MPL careers last Friday, Aug 19. Photo from MPL Philippines Playing on back-to-back games, Bluffzy commended his team’s resolve...
