The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government failed to balance its response to the coronavirus disease with the need of equally salvaging the economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. During a Senate hearing on the NEDA’s proposed 2022 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 13,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-VII through the Provincial Science and Technology (PSTC) Cebu and the municipality of Alegria signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to strengthen the implementation of enhanced bamboo processing technology initiatives in the area. Bamboo culms...
The opposition's move to unify candidates for the 2022 elections did not succeed because it was only a "scheme" to secure positions, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Wednesday, October 13. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in the 2022 elections on September 8, 2021....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has joined the calls for the review and amendment of provision on the substitution of candidates under existing laws, saying it is already "being abused". Nationalist People's Coalition chairman and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads the political...
Corrupt Cabinet officials will be sent to jail as an example should Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III be elected to the Philippines' highest posts next year. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Senate PRIB) This was Lacson's statement Tuesday,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P2-billion maiden share offering by Medilines Distributors Incorporated and the P9.55 billion follow-on offering by Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. In its meeting on October 12, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration...
Here’s where to get the best comfort food in the metro T-bone steaks, chicken wings, ribs, mashed potatoes, and corn and carrots T-bone steaks in original, hickory BBQ, or honey mustard “Number one elixir for anxiety? Comfort food.” Those are the words of American chef Katie Lee that we...
DMCI Holdings Inc. has declared a special cash dividend amounting to P6.37 billion in special cash dividends following a record high cash dividend declared by subsidiary Semirara Mining and Power Corporation. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the special cash dividend...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now rushing the completion of an on-going expansion works of the 24.61-kilometer Arterial Road Bypass in the province of Bulacan. “With an overall accomplishment of 47.8 percent, we are trying to move forward as quickly as possible to...
Check out the edible artworks by Jaypee Magno Being creative is natural to many Filipinos. You can find artists not only in galleries and exhibitions but also in unlikely places such as the busy streets in Manila and, now, on high seas. What’s more special about these humble artists is how they...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will review the fare hike petitions to be submitted by transport groups amid the rise in fuel costs as holiday season nears. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Kung sakaling mareceive ng aming opisina ang request...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines continue to provide protection among those vaccinated as it has yet to observe a waning effect in the vaccines. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that a small...
