A total of 1,370 IT business process management (ITBPM) firms with combined investments of P8.185 billion have transferred their registration to the Board of Investments (BOI) from other investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to continue enjoying fiscal perks even if they operate under the...
Seven suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels died in an armed encounter with government forces in Bobon, Northern Samar on Sunday, April 30, the military said. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) Elements of the Philippine Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade, 8 th Infantry Division (8ID) were...
M+ MUSEUM More than just a museum, it’s an homage to all things visual Jerry Seinfeild once said—and I never forgot this—”There’s no such thing as fun for the whole family.” This kept me calm in my younger years—or at least stopped me from setting the mattress on fire—on the days...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has retrieved the remains of the third fatality from the collision of Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 and Marshall Island-flagged oil tanker MT Petite Soeur off Corregidor Island near Bataan over the weekend. (Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV...
TUBBATAHA MAGIC Due to its remote location, a minimum of three nights and four days is needed for an authentic Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park dive experience Now is the right time to dive into the world-renowned Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. You need to hurry up and get your fins on because optimal...
The Philippines is a “significant beneficiary” of the P3.6-billion Indo-Pacific maritime programs sponsored by the Australian government to expand the region’s maritime security and marine environment protection, Australian Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Moya Collett said. Philippine and...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Sec. Renato Solidum, Jr. cited the country's genomic research which has contributed to various areas, such as disease diagnosis and management and the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. “In the Philippines, genomics research has significantly...
It took 10 hours before firefighters finally put out the fire that razed MV Diamond Highway, a vehicle carrier, off Lapu Lapu City, Cebu on Friday, April 28. (Courtesy of PCG) The fire that started around 2 p.m. Friday was declared out by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu at 12:35 a.m....
HERO’S HOME Antonio Luna's house on Urbiztondo Street When traveling, I try to book either a walking or running tour of the city. After getting the lay of the land and reading up on an abridged version of the history of the place and some structures, I plan the days or weeks—which places or...
FILIPINO FOOD MONTH WITH AN AUSSIE TWIST Yasmin Newman with Australian Ambassador HK Yu It’s the perfect time for Filipino-Australian food writer Yasmin Newman to be back in the country as April is Filipino Food Month. She’s been busy doing promotional events for her new book, Under the Coconut...
A Filipino and Chinese crew were killed as two foreign-flagged vessels collided in the water off Corregidor Island on Friday night, April 28. ( Two foreign-flagged vessels collided in the vicinity waters off Corregidor Island on April 28, 2023. Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard...
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has strongly condemned on Saturday, April 29 what she described as China’s latest attack on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). "Aside from filing a diplomatic protest, steps must be undertaken...
