SAN PABLO, Laguna - A coffee shop in Sampalok Lake is gaining attention for using edible straws for cold drinks. EhKape, a cafe owned by ekolife OFW Marketing Cooperative, has been using biodegradable straws since 2017. Made of 70 percent rice and 30 percent tapioca, the straw doesn't have a...
Word Alive FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A young man who was known for his impatience once prayed, "Lord, give me patience...and I want it now!" His impatience must really be that bad! Sometimes we grow impatient with everything, even with God when we see so much evil around us. * * * The slow progress in...
The Department of Natural Resources announced on Saturday, June 12, that it has joined forces with conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to conduct a major clean-up drive in Pasig River -- a timely venture that seeks to rehabilitate one of the largest river systems connected to Manila Bay. The...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched a community-based dairy enterprise development project that would help carabao farmers become dairy entrepreneurs in Cagayan Valley. (Screenshot from DOSTv Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST Region...
The San Juan City local government, together with various government agencies, awarded on Friday safety seal certifications to compliant businesses and establishments. (Screenshot from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook Live) The event was attended by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, Department of...
The promotion of cultural heritage and natural sites in Bulacan is seen as essential in reviving the province's tourism industry, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. A TRIVIA FROM SEC BERNA— DOT Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat delivers her message in front of the Tecson House in San Miguel,...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Friday that the city now only has 88 active COVID-19 cases as of June 10. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora) "I attribute this to the concerted efforts of the San Juaneño people to follow health protocols and our local government's intensified...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Before my stint at “Build, Build, Build,” I worked with United Nations Development Program and Food and Agriculture Organization on their Typhoon Haiyan Response (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda). The first time I saw Tacloban (after the onslaught of Yolanda),...
June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) June Mar Fajardo admitted that it will take some time before he gets his timing back after missing all of last season due to an injured shin. “Sa totoo lang, hanggang sa ngayon mentally medyo naiilang pa ako,” the San Miguel Beermen said during a recent episode of...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has committed to double to P2 billion the budget for its ambitious, five-year project to clean up and rehabilitate the Pasig River. The project is in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), other national...
San Miguel Corporation is confident of sustaining its recovery this year after its pandemic strategy led to the reversal of losses in the first half of 2020 to respectable gains in the second semester. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, SMC Chief Finance Officer Ferdinand K....
Laguna's provincial health director will discuss with officials from the six cities in the province the possibility of reimplementing a stricter quarantine status as the province averaged 4,000 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past two months. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo,...
