The EcoWaste Coalition on Tuesday, April 7, urged church and government leaders to scale down fiesta celebrations. Instead, the group is pushing for simpler and more frugal festivities amid soaring oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict. “Amid the spiraling fuel prices, we implore...
Eleven skin lightening which were banned in the United States for containing mercury are being sold to Filipino consumers, the environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has warned the public. The group said the products pose a serious health risk to their mostly female users as well as other...
It was a busy Wednesday, Aug. 17, for Vice President Sara Duterte after she hosted a meeting with a handful of ambassadors during a series of courtesy calls at the Department of Education (DepEd) central office in Pasig City. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Italian Ambassador to the...
On their own, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. cannot refuse or limit interconnection to DITO Telecommunity for "any reason" whatsoever. Former commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to get to the bottom of allegations that DITO Telecommunity Corporation is bypassing its interconnect agreements with other telecommunications companies, causing foregone interconnection payments of around P2.5 million daily, or from around 1,000...
As different campuses prepare for the upcoming Brigada Eskwela 2022, a waste and pollution watchdog has urged principals, teachers, parents, students, and community volunteers to ensure a chemical-free and zero waste conduct of the so-called annual “Bayanihan sa Paaralan”. (Photo courtesy of...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD In today’s gospel, Jesus relates about the rich man who He said was a fool and selfish (Lk 12, 13-21). The rich farmer in the parable could be a landowner, growing rice in Nueva Ecija or corn or mango in Cebu. * * * An abundant harvest forces him to tear down his...
Five diplomats from Europe and Africa will carry out courtesy calls to President-elect Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday morning, June 15. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Slated to visit Marcos at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City are Ambassador of Norway, Bjorn Jahnsen;...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos will end his week by hosting another series of courtesy calls from foreign envoys, mostly from Europe. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) At least five ambassadors will meet the Filipino leader at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City Friday...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is expected to start off the week by receiving ambassadors of Brunei and Italy in courtesy calls on Monday, June 6, 2022. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr. The courtesy calls are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Once an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, "I can understand God the Father and God the Son, but I can never understand the significance of the ‘Honorable Bird’ (Holy Spirit)." * * * Today is...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos will receive another four diplomats Monday, May 30 in a series of courtesy calls at the former's headquarters in Mandaluyong City. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) To be received by the incoming Filipino leader are the ambassadors from the United...
