Rep. Alfred Vargas Rep. Alfred Vargas of the 5th District of Quezon City has lauded Mayor Joy Belmonte for including 300,000 senior citizens, 20,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 703,000 indigents under the QC ProtekTodo plan. “Being one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila, we must all...
If you must go out, do so responsibly It’s been over a year since the coronavirus outbreak. Much has happened, thousands of lives lost, lockdowns imposed, barring us from having social gatherings and travel—some of the few things that make our stressful lives more bearable. March is a month of...
Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. —Winston Churchill With almost a year in lockdown, it is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most businesses to reduce their spending, if not completely reduce their workforce or halt their...
FOOD SECURE HOUSEHOLD Growing one’s own food is one way to ensure food security, particularly during these challenging times Not everyone can afford to grow their own food. But for those who have the space, time, physical ability, and mindset to do so, it can be a fulfilling experience for the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) to be launched in Coron and El Nido in Palawan this year which aims to draw more visitors and hasten their tourism recovery. Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC), the country’s second largest car company, has issued a public advisory requiring buyers to post provisional cash deposit on brand new motor vehicle purchases affected by the provisional safeguard duty imposed by the government. In the public...
There’s an online tool that predicts when you are likely to get the jab It’s called the Vaccine Queue Calculator and it estimates how many people are ahead of you in the queue It will also predict how long you might have to wait to get the vaccine jab The much-awaited vaccination drive against...
Despite the safeguard measure, Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) has set a bullish 15 percent market share this year for its All-New D-MAX, almost doubling the current 8 percent market share. IPC Vice-President for Sales, Yasuhiko Oyama announced the digital debut of the imported completely built-up...
The Laguna Heroes downed the Rizal Batch Towers and San Juan City Predators to share the Northern Conference lead with Caloocan going into the final stretch of the regular season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference Wednesday night, March 3....
Salcedo Auctions holds first major Important Philippine Art & Furniture sale for 2021 to commemorate 500 years of cross-cultural encounters LARGER THAN LIFE This untitled work in oil on canvas, the largest of Elmer Borlongan's works ever to go on auction, is the jewel of the collection to go...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry We should never think small when we talk about micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). The implementation of stricter health lockdowns in the first quarter of 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had severely affected businesses,...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) wants its staff to become food self-sufficient and is even willing to convert certain spaces in its head office to small urban farms. In a statement, SMC said it is building its first urban farm within its head office complex in Ortigas to help build self-sufficiency...
