PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We were delighted to see our old friend and fellow Pangasinense, the US-based Roger Oriel, who owns and publishes the popular Asian Journal newspaper, with circulation in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York City, and New...
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Company’s P181-billion Service Improvement Plan is aligned with the government’s thrust to build more infrastructure that are climate resilient, support conservation, and reduce risks brought about by disasters. In a statement, the firm said the plan, which...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued specific guidelines to enhance the adoption of the Anti-Drug Abuse System (ADAS) at the local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the DILG-CAR said the move...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the mayors, vice-governors, vice-mayors and Sanggunian members in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to submit and pass their local annual appropriation ordinances within the prescribed period. DILG-CAR Regional Director...
Bank of the Philippine Islands has upsized the issue size of its Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds due 2024 to P20.3 billion over four times the initial target of P5.0 billion to meet strong investor demand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the bonds, called BPI Reinforcing...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the local government units (LGUs) in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to be wary of groups promising to fast-track the release of funds for their infrastructure projects. The appeal was made after reports reached the...
Home seekers believe that it is very challenging to live inside Metro Manila. Aside from the urban blight in some areas, the crowded population, the smaller cuts of land, and the lack of open green spaces, the land prices in the metro are extremely prohibitive. Even with this situation, however,...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. In February 2011, demonstrations broke out in the Libyan City of Benghazi, which eventually led to the tragic death of Muammar Gaddafi in October the same year at his hometown of Sirte, located between the capital Tripoli and Benghazi....
Manila Water Company has commissioned its P5.6-billion Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) in Quezon City which will convey up to 1,000 million liters of water per day (MLD). In a statement, the utility said this will pave the way for the inspection, assessment, and subsequent rehabilitation of...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) should not be prejudged on the issue of the third-party auditor that the agency tapped to examine fees paid by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to the government. Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones (Facebook) Former...
(Second update) A 12-year-old boy who allegedly got addicted to playing shooting game “Counter Strike” died after he accidentally shot himself in the head using his policeman father’s gun while inside a school in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on Thursday morning, Jan. 26. File photo Lt. Col....
The remains of Pinoy royalty and Roman technology in Intramuros ROMUALDEZ HOUSE The Romualdezes have been in Pandacan since the turn of 19th century AD. The Romualdez house was bought by Miguel L. Romualdez when he was appointed sixth mayor of Manila (1924-1927) by then Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood Who...
