Auro Chocolate is an award-winning Filipino chocolate brand that sources cacao beans from farmers in Davao. The company works directly with five cocoa-producing cooperatives and 50 individual farmers, representing over a thousand families. Read: Empowering local farmers through chocolate Ira...
“Where could we focus our efforts to ensure healthy, fair, and sustainable food systems?,” is the question that speakers from different sectors answered in a webinar that’s part of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 entitled, “#GoodFood4All: Spare a minute, think before you eat.” The...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has undergone a "neutralizing antibody test" two weeks after he received his second dose of Sinovac vaccine. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has undergone a "neutralizing antibody test" two weeks after he received his second dose of...
Bonding on the bay PORT OF ALL CALM Sunset at the Manila bay (Photo by Lawrence Ruiz) Manila Bay was a paradise for fish and fishermen in the years after the war. Its clean deep waters were littered with half-submerged wreckage of planes, ships, and war material from both sides of the conflict,...
Global tastemakers single out FAME+ brands at Maison & Objet and more curations TRADITIONAL TOOLS Paper clay vase by Indigenous In weaving, each fiber, color, and intricate pattern represents a great deal of Philippine culture. It preserves history and tradition but, more important, grants...
The recent signing by the government of renegotiated concession supply agreements with Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. in April and May, respectively, represent significant strides toward the attainment of water adequacy in their franchise areas in Metro Manila, Rizal and...
The Philippines will conduct a yearlong surveillance program on fully vaccinated Filipino adults to estimate the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Cardinal Jose F. Advincula will formally be installed as Archbishop of Manila at the Manila Cathedral on June 24. (Photo from the Facebook page of Archdiocese of Capiz / FILE PHOTO) Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo confirmed the date Friday, May 21. "Yes. The...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Local Government of Manila today, May 21, signed a P10 Billion 15-year term loan agreement to fund public infrastructure projects in the capital. Specifically, the city government will use the fund to build school buildings in three districts,...
More people can now attend religious gatherings in the National Capital Region (NCR) after mayors have agreed to relax the restrictions on these activities. Devotees observe a safe distance from each other while hearing Sunday mass outside Quiapo church in Manila in a December 2020 file photo. (ALI...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has exhibited its floating and aerial assets to the new members of the PCG Auxiliary Executive Squadron off Manila Bay waters. PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. said the exhibition was held to boost the morale of the Coast Guard units that are working to...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said it's only right for a person to choose what COVID-19 vaccine brand he/she wants to get. Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Karapatan ng tao na mamili ng bakunang ituturok sa...
