It took only 18 days for the House of Representatives to pass the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill, but Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-Jay" Suarez chose to describe the rather quick process as "congressional surgery". Quezon 2nd district Rep. David Suarez (Facebook) “The...
Digitization is the highest priority of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) at present, General Manager Jay Santiago said. "Once everything is done online, prolonged waiting of passengers will be avoided and inconvenience at trips will be prevented," he underscored. The PPA management staunchly...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to put up markers that will symbolize the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as China reportedly maintains a “massive” scale of militia force in the disputed water. Contingents of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Batanes Mission...
K-pop boy band GOT7 member Park Jinyoung will be coming to Manila next year. Promoter Pulp Live World announced that the singer and actor will be holding his “2023 Park Jin-young Fan Meeting” in Manila in February. GOT7's Jinyoung (Instagram) GOT7's Jinyoung will hold a fan meeting in Manila in...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) warned the public Wednesday, Nov. 23, about unscrupulous parties charging ship passengers "additional insurance fees" prior to boarding. The PPA has issued Memorandum Circular No. 06-2010, the “Prohibition on the mandatory sale of passenger insurance...
Ayala Malls gathers its merchants in its bid to redefine the post-pandemic mall experience STRIKE A POSE Fernando Zobel takes a selfie with partner merchants, media guests, and Ayala Malls executives The social and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic has been devastating with the dramatic loss...
Two congressmen have filed House resolutions (HRs) seeking an inquiry in aid of legislation on the recent partnership that was forged by local media giants TV5 and ABS-CBN. TV5 logo (top) and ABS-CBN logo (Wikipedia) READ: https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/11/tv5-abs-cbn-announce-landmark-deal/...
K-pop boy band GOT7 member Jay B has been revealed to be in a relationship with a Korean special effects makeup artist. On July 7, Korean media outlet Wikitree reported that Jay B, 28, and special effects makeup artist and YouTuber Pure.D (real name Kim Do-hyun), 29, are in a romantic relationship....
Dividends remitted by the Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) to the government coffers under President Duterte’s watch exceeded the sum it had contributed in more than two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III on Wednesday, March...
73085 The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted P4.08 billion dividend payment to the Department of Finance, announced General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago. The amount remitted Monday, March 21, represents 60 percent of PPA’s P6.79 billion net income for 2021 and is 8.5 percent higher than...
James Reid with GOT7’s Jay B and rapper ØZI (Instagram) The rumors are true! Just a few days after actor-singer James Reid flew abroad to pursue a career in music in Los Angeles, he teased about working with the leader of South Korean boy band group GOT7’s Jay B and Taiwanese-American rapper...
Philippine Ports Authority logo The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) lauded the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)'s new permitting system, where a single document serves as Accreditation, Permit to Operate and vehicle pass in all PPA and private ports. CTAP, considered...
