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The passenger terminal of the Port of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, which will be the country's largest after its P353 million expansion, will open this March, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Jay Santiago announced. So far, the expansion of the terminal, which will boost its capacity...
Before the turn of a new year, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on the last day of 2022 at the age of 95. Today, Jan. 5, 2023, Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of the Pope Emeritus in St. Peter's Square. His remains will then be taken into St. Peter's Basilica and then to the...
Netizens are currently talking about Mccoy de leon. And not because of his wonderful performance in "Deleter." Social media is abuzz over a photo of him seemingly being cozy with a certain Mary Joy Santiago. That it surfaced following speculations that McCoy and partner Elisse Joson are no longer...
Some importers have been taking advantage of the cheaper storage fee at the Philippine ports' warehouses for their refrigerated containers, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has revealed. The practice became a headache for port officials as it would result in high congestion rate that even...
Ponggay Gaston signs with Chery Tiggo Crossovers. (Chery Tiggo Crossovers Facebook page) By NIKOLE JAVIER Ponggay Gaston has found a new home in Chery Tiggo to start the year with the team announced on Sunday, Jan. 1. “Welcome to the team, Pauline “Ponggay” Gaston! What a way to...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has advised foreign shipping lines that it will no longer accept refrigerated containers until Jan. 1 due to congestion in all its storage areas. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said that based on their monitoring last week, the PPA's storage areas reached 110...
If the number of arrivals in our airports last Christmas Day is an indication, then we would see an uptrend in the tourism sector in 2023. This bodes well for an industry which was very much affected during the pandemic, as flights, events, conferences, etc. were all cancelled. This led to the...
Six years after her death, the late former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago remains a revered and beloved figure, both due to her lofty accomplishments and her brilliance. The late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Wikipedia) That's why three congressmen jointly penned and filed a measure that...
Amid the flurry of holiday-related activities, COP15 — formally known as the United Nations Biodiversity Conference — concluded last Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Montreal, Canada. What came out of the two-week meet was dubbed as a “landmark biodiversity agreement” — the adoption of the...
Fort Santiago was the perfect space for this art exhibit, imbibing the art pieces with a unique old-world charm "Art is long, and time is fleeting…" to paraphrase a famed line by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And like the sudden gust of strong sea wind, this solo exhibit by...
The most wonderful time of the year need not be the most horrific, traumatic, and exhausting experience of your life, especially when you get the shock upon discovering that your credit card has already been “maxed out” with purchases that you didn’t do. It is this time of the year that the...
