The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has boosted its collaboration with the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify its campaign against fixers and violators of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Law. Photo from ARTA This developed after ARTA Deputy Director General for Legal Undersecretary...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Saturday, August 19, that it will hold another rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), Palawan after the botched August 5 operation where Chinese vessels fired jets of water at...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conveyed to Congress that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given the go-signal to oil and gas exploration and drilling activities in the country, including at the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When quizzed by Representative France Castro...
MEDICINE OF LIFE Author jumps off a rock into the river I had heard about the healing powers of walking in nature but didn’t realize it had a name—forest bathing. Used in Japan in the 1980s, meant “forest bathing, forest therapy, or taking in the forest atmosphere.” Immersing in...
ALL ABOARD the city's Hop On Hop Off tour bus One of my closest Filipina friends from Berlin is in town, visiting with her daughters, all intelligent, confident, and beautiful young ladies who I have the pleasure of claiming as my nieces—not by blood but through friendship. Let’s be honest...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte lauded the final leg of the inaugural Philippine Book Festival at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang here on Friday, August 18. “We are fortunate to host this event in our beloved city in time for the (38th) Kadayawan Festival,” Duterte said as she...
Only a third (33.6%) of Philippine firms are active in innovation with agriculture consistently ranked lowest in innovation, based on a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). The 2021 PIDS Survey of Innovation Activities authored by Senior Research Fellows Jose Ramon...
The territorial dispute between the cities of Taguig and Makati has now affected the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the organization confirmed that some police stations in “Embo” areas will be transferred to its new jurisdiction. File photo courtesy of Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN PNP...
The drop in US stock prices continued to weigh on local investor sentiment, pushing the PSEi below the 6,300 level as the trading week ended. The main index lost 74.70 points or 1.17 percent to close at 6,290.27 as Banks led the retreat while the Mining and Oil counter bucked the trend. Volume...
The Philippine government will not stop the Filipino fishermen from fishing in the West Philippine Sea as it refused to acknowledge China’s unilaterally imposed fishing ban. “We do not recognize China’s fishing ban,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, August 18. DFA said...
A SPECIAL SCENT Givenchy's L'interdit was created by Hubert de Givenchy for Audrey Hepburn When Intimate Audrey opened at the end of July, it suddenly became apparent how—even in a country she never visited in her lifetime—her influence endures. She remains well-loved. The exhibit, helmed by...
ALL IN ONE PLACE The Bayo Group’s multi-brand store featuring Bayo, Tela, and Viseversa is now open at the ground level of Glorietta The Bayo Group has officially opened the doors of its multi-brand store at Glorietta. The 200-square-meter expanse features brands Bayo, Tela, and Viseversa, all of...
