Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has been chosen as the commencement speaker for this year’s commencement exercises of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola Schools. Sotto, 32, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science at the Ateneo in 2011, and completed his masters in public...
All nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) US visa interview appointments scheduled through August 31, 2021 have been canceled due to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Embassy in the Philippines said Friday. United States Embassy in...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), bagged a Silver Stevie® Award under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response category during this year's Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. (Photo from LRMC) "We are honored and grateful for this...
Free up your weekend! Ken and Isa Mishuku Famously known in Instagram as “midcenturymanila” built by founders, Ken and Isa Mishuku, the account has gained a considerably huge following as per anything they post gets sold immediately. Exhibiting pieces through posting aesthetically pleasing...
The growth of the Philippine population continues on a downtrend, as more families prefer a smaller family size. Total population as of May 2020 stood at 109,035,343, a 1.63 percent increase from 100,981,437 in 2015 or slower than the 1.72 percent uptick from 2010 to 2015. An analysis of the...
Malate and Ermita in Manila used to be the pre-war Forbes Park, where prominent clans lived and prospered. Premier universities stood there, including Ateneo de Manila and Assumption; apart from University of the Philippines, De La Salle, St. Paul and St. Scholastica which stayed. And in this city...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque explained that the National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under the normal general community quarantine (GCQ) because of the local government units' (LGUs') improvement in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Manila Bulletin File Photo Roque made the...
President Duterte has approved placing the National Capital Region (NCR) back to the normal general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of the month, along with 29 other areas in the country as their existing coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine classification expired on July 15. In a video...
The La Salle Debate Society and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) hailed Filipino debaters after their historic run at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finals on Thursday, July 15. (Photo from Pexels) Dubbed as the Olympics of debate, WUDC is the world's largest debating...
Seven major commodities that are responsible for deforestation are timber, palm oil, soy, cattle, rubber, cocoa, and coffee. A study by an international non-profit environmental organization reveals that among these major drivers of deforestation, palm oil firms are leading in terms of...
Filipino debaters emerged victorious during the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finals on Thursday, July 15. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) The WUDC, organized in 1981, is the world's largest debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events globally. This...
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