A "weak" northeast monsoon, locally known as "amihan," may remain the dominant weather system in Northern Luzon, while the easterlies, which bring warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, may prevail throughout the rest of the country this weekend, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has forged a data-sharing agreement for easier access to foreigners given alien employment permits (AEP) and qualified for working visas in the Philippines. The agreement was signed last Wednesday, Feb. 28, between BI...
Every 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Year, Taiwan becomes a true wonderland as towering lanterns and light displays lit up its night scene all thanks to the annual Taiwan Lantern Festival. Led by the Taiwanese Tourism Bureau, the first-ever edition of the festival happened in 1990 in...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) recommended that Filipino households implement simple but effective strategies to combat hunger and malnutrition. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Feb. 29, the department urged and supported all...
TACLOBAN CITY – The police and military intensified security operations in the third district of Leyte following the murder of barangay officials in the municipality of San Isidro on February 24. AUTHORITIES stepped up security after three persons were killed in San Isidro, Leyte last week....
(MANILA BULLETIN) As workers and employers began to debate their respective cases on the legislated wage hike in the House of Representative, wage subsidies have emerged as a common ground between the two groups. House Committee on Labor and Employment...
D&L Industries Inc., the country’s top specialty food ingredients and oleochemicals producer, expects to grow its net income by the “low-teens” or between 10 and 15 percent as its new plant has started to contribute to earnings while production ramps up. D&L Industries President &...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), on Thursday, Feb. 29, confirmed that all the government agencies are “always” targets for hackers. Photo from Unsplash The CICC, an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), emphasized that...
Western style is among the dominating trends seen in today’s fashion scene. Pharell put his spin on the cowboy aesthetic with his latest collection for Louis Vuitton. The “Barbie” movie presented its stars wearing playful takes on cowboy style. Celebrities, too, have been donning the...
Power system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be leasing its fiber optics and other broadband-related infrastructure to the government to help concretize the wish of many Filipinos for high-speed internet connectivity. With an accelerated pace of rollout for the...
The Taiwanese government has donated around P11.2 million in cash to the residents affected by the flooding and landslides in three Davao provinces early this month, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. MECO chairman Silvestre H. Bello III said the management of the donation from...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Last week, some think tanks observed that the monetary authorities are becoming less hawkish based on their policy statement, that references to keep monetary policy sufficiently tight “is completely gone” and that keeping it steady is emerging to be the norm. Economists...
