The Manila city government ordered Arranque Market to be temporarily closed for a week, starting on Feb. 27, after seeing a rise in COVID-19 infections among its vendors and helpers. Workers from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) arrive to disinfect Arranque Market along...
Manila Goldcoast Development Corporation (MGDC) said the issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTM) by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) as well as a Notice to Commence Actual Reclamation Works (NTCARW) has cleared the way for its 148-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project. In a statement, the...
Many Filipino households have been severely affected by the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. The Pagkaliwagan family from Lucena City, Quezon Province is familiar with this situation. When the pandemic started affecting their livelihood, Jaquilyn Pagkaliwagan, 33, a former OFW in Taiwan, and...
At least 13 new customers – mostly buildings and water pumping stations in Metro Manila that include Maynilad Water Services Inc. – have switched electricity suppliers following the threshold lowering of the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy by February this year. In a briefing...
Dr. Julius Ignatius Barreto Uy, 54, a dentist and plant hobbyist from Lanao Del Norte, grows approximately a thousand ornamental plants in his 600 sqm garden. His plant collection includes rare and common varieties of philodendron, Monstera, anthurium, and some orchids. Read more about how...
German firm Siemens Energy is projecting that economies in the Asia Pacific region will immensely propel energy demand growth within the stretch of two decades or until year 2040. Brian Byrne, senior vice president of Siemens Energy Asia Pacific Hub, said “Asia Pacific’s growth aspirations will...
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Company, Inc. has started the construction of its 42nd sewage treatment plant, which will cost P4.2 billion to build. In a statement, Manila Water said it already broke ground for the construction of Mandaluyong West Sewerage System Project, which is...
A seafarer for five years, Jury Englis, 39, is used to a life that’s constantly moving. Traveling to new, unfamiliar places and witnessing beautiful destinations, views, and cultures is what satisfaction means for him. However, when the pandemic was declared, his life on deck was cut short. Jury...
In the third quarter of 2019, the Philippines confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in Rizal Province. More than a year later, over 400,000 hogs have been culled, thousands of barangays have been infected, and at least P56 billion in losses were declared in the local hog industry...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I thank and am so proud of our health personnel led by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and Manila Health Department chief Dr. Arnold ‘Poks Pangan, for having achieved as of this writing over 94 percent completion of the campaign against measles among children in Manila....
The Ayala group of companies has immediately mobilized resources to assist families affected by Taal Volcano’s renewed seismic activity. Through Ayala Foundation, the Ayala group provided food and non-food items for families staying in three evacuation centers in Talisay, Batangas on February 17...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (left) and former Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada Manila Mayor Isko Moreno couldn't be happier than meeting former Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada at a wedding this afternoon, Feb. 20. The two former movie stars-turned-mayors had a chat during the special occasion. On Facebook,...
