For your salu-salo or as a present to a friend, try this curated box from the ‘City of Taste and Heritage’ Just north of Manila by the border of the town Obando and the province of Bulacan is Malabon. The coastal city is known for its bamboo products, beautiful historic structures comparable to...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking at helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by Super Typhoon Odette. DTI Assistant Secretary Ann Claire C. Cabochan said this as Typhoon Odette caused massive destruction not just on agriculture but also business...
A humanitarian airplane has been deployed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to the island of Siargao, one of the most hard-hit areas by Typhoon Odette, the organization said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC said in a statement that the plane had a large team who would...
Hybrid rice seeds producer-SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) has raised nearly P2 billion through another commercial paper issuance as the company gears for local and overseas expansion. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, SLAC formally listed its P1.86 billion worth of short-term commercial papers at the country’s...
Modeka Gallery and Omnibus MNL gather visual artists, photographers, and designers for one artistic pilgrim Aside from being our second year in the pandemic, 2021 is a momentous year for the Philippines as it marks the 500th anniversary of the coming of the Christian faith on our shores. Numerous...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Provincial Office of Surigao del Norte set up a free charging station in Surigao City. (Photo from DICT Caraga) Several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, including Surigao del Norte, Camiguin, Biliran, and Bohol, lost their power...
Forget Manila Zoo! It is now Manila Zoological It seems like the soon-to-open renovated park in Manila City is going back to its former name as depicted on the images released by the Manila Public Information Office. In the series of photos Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso is seen...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It’s heartbreaking to see the devastation brought about by typhoon “Odette.” According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the reported death toll has risen to 31. This is expected to increase as...
A Taguig healthcare worker (in yellow) receives her Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster shot at SM Aura in Taguig (Ali Vicoy) The Philippines has allowed the administration of COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated adult individuals three months after receiving their second dose, the Department of...
From national roads, to bridges and even flood-control structures, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has estimated P448.9 million in damaged structures caused by typhoon Odette. The department released the estimated figure on Tuesday, Dec. 21, following the assessment from the DPWH...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has ordered DTI regional offices to run after business owners who are profiteering and unduly hiking prices of consumer goods in typhoon- hit areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez “I have instructed our Consumer...
Region III stood out in the recently-concluded four-day 2021 Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC) of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the agency said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Winners of the 2021 Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC) of the Technical...
