Did you know that aside from roads and bridges, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is also tasked to build recreational venues like skateparks? PUBLIC SKATEPARK-- This skatepark was built by the Department of Public Works and Highways in December 2019 for the 30th Southeast Asian...
A coastal village in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte has now a sturdier protection over life-threatening storm surges with the completion of a P102.8-million seawall in the area. NEW SEAWALL -- A new seawall in a village in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte was recently completed, replacing the old structure in...
Photo from Pexels.com Medilines Distributors Incorporated, a leading distributor of medical equipment in the Philippines, is planning to expand its presence as well as its product portfolio to help boost the country’s access to quality medical devices amid the ongoing pandemic. The COVID-19...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The government of Afghanistan, which the United States helped put up and supported for 20 years, has collapsed. The US has made the decision to withdraw from the country they invaded in 2001 as a response to the horrific 9/11 attacks on the...
Motorists from Laguna can now drive to Silang East in Cavite using the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX). NEW ROUTE -- A five-kilometer segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) opens Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The expressway from Laguna is now extended up tp Silang in Cavite, (Photo courtesy of...
Medilines Distributors Inc., a leading distributor of medical equipment in the Philippines,is planning to expand its presence as well as its product portfolio of quality medical devices amid the ongoing pandemic. The firm said “The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human lives,...
Some 600 local farmers from a village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental will no longer have to deal with muddy trips while transporting their produce to market centers. WHAT MUDDY ROAD?--A farm-to-market road in Barangay Hilamonan in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental was recently paved with...
AllDay Marts Inc., the Villar Group’s supermarket chain, has filed its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its planned initial public offering worth up to P6 billion. Documents at the SEC show, the firm is planning to offer up to 6.86 billion common shares at a...
Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar Government will soon decide whether to extend the current Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) beyond August 20. There have been suggestions from some quarters to extend the strict lockdown to the end of the month. There was even some chatter...
The completion of the 565-meter viaduct of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link remains on track despite the restrictions caused by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. WORK AS USUAL--The construction...
AllDay Marts, Inc., the Villar Group’s Supermarket chain, reported a 58.8 percent jump in net income to P179.6 million on the back of a 19.7 percent growth in sales to a record P4.49 billion. “AllDay’s stellar performance thus far is another milestone in its consistent performance since its...
“We are very happy to come up with this legislation ensuring protection for more areas in our megadiverse country. We have to take action about its protection because any damage or loss will cost too much for a country such as ours.” Senator Cynthia Villar, author the E-NIPAS Act. A...
