Pawssion Project, an organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of abused and neglected animals, is getting a helping hand in the form of a specially-equipped Mazda BT-50 pickup truck that will help in the foundation’s day-to-day operations. Pawssion Project Mazda...
While private school teachers welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to raise the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS), a group on Tuesday, August 5, expressed concern that the current P24,000 ceiling remains insufficient—excluding the vast majority of instructors from low-income...
In the late 2000s, Philippine business saw an intense corporate war as two of the country 's most aggressive conglomerates, Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) of Manuel V. Pangilinan and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) of Ramon S. Ang, went to war for a single asset: Manila Electric Co. (Meralco)....
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a yellow alert for the Visayas grid from the afternoon to evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5, due to unplanned power outages and a high system demand in the region. The Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., as there have...
Financial literacy is a must-have tool, especially for younger folks navigating today’s complex economy. In the Philippines, where more and more people are getting credit cards, knowing how to manage credit and use it wisely is more important than ever. My own kids, Carl and Nia, really showed me...
Renewable energy (RE) firm Alternergy Holdings Corp.’s wind unit has been granted a regulatory go-signal to link the 64-megawatt (MW) Alabat wind power project in Quezon province to the Luzon grid. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 4, Alternergy announced that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)...
In a move to reinforce safe and inclusive learning environments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, August 4, announced the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013—marking a significant step toward curbing bullying...
As part of its intensified efforts to address the declining reading proficiency in Philippine schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to launch the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL)-Reading Program this school year. Aiming to improve literacy skills among Grades 1 to 10...
Private-sector economists expect the Philippine economy to have expanded at a faster pace in the second quarter, compared to the first three months, driven by robust household consumption during the midterm election period, even amid external headwinds. The consensus growth forecast stands at 5.6...
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Manila slammed “some officials” of the Philippines for engaging in “political theatrics” and for trying to escalate the tensions between Manila and Beijing as it asserted its claims in the resource-rich South China Sea. In a statement on Friday,...
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) said recent reforms in the mining industry, focused on policy stability and ease of doing business, will help drive more investments into the country. “Under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine government has sent a clear and consistent...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 3,037 cases of leptospirosis nationwide from January 1 to July 19, with more than a third of the infections reported shortly after the start of the rainy season. Of the total cases, the agency said 1,114 were recorded after June 8, just a week after the...
