“If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.” —Sophocles No matter where in the world you find yourself in, ask a Filipino about bayanihan and, chances are, he will tell you stories where he has received or was given help to get people back on their feet without asking for...
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) received a new scholarship fund for its indigent students from the campus' industry partners. Photo from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) website The five subsidiaries of Active Group of Companies (AGC), with its founder and...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) committed to cut more red tapes so Independent Tower Companies (ITCs) can fast-track their infrastructure rollouts. While the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) agreed on in a previous public-private sector consultation "substantially...
Several Korean private companies are heading to Mindanao to build partnerships with fellow private firms there, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines said Wednesday, April 20. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim In Chul (Photo courtesy of Embassy of the Republic of Korea in...
Aboitiz Construction projects in Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THPAL) and Tecnimont and JGC Philippines Joint Ventures (TJJV) recently achieved 11 million safe man-hours without lost-time injury. 78026 In line with its commitment to promote safety culture, Aboitiz Construction achieved 8.3...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received P3.95 million worth of financial assistance, ambulance bikes, Covid-19 vaccines and other equipment from the MVP Group of Companies in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Monday, April 4. General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff...
It has been said that crisis reveals character, which means that it is in the most difficult of times when we can distinguish between purity of heart and mind as against those who are only after fame and fortune. The global health calamity known as Covid-19 has brought in an amalgam of hero...
Aboitiz Group, one of the country’s largest conglomerates, is increasing its capital expenditures by 152 percent to P69 billion this year from the P27 billion utilized in 2021. In a statement, the firm said on Friday, March 18, the substantial budget increase will be used to fund the growth plans...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is the latest personality to call for the "unbundling" of domestic fuel prices, which for the entire year have been on an upward trajectory. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Teodoro said that price unbundling is the oil companies' act of itemizing or breaking...
The Ayala Group’s Ayala Center for Excellence in Sports (ACES) is launching the Atletang Ayala program which has been designed to provide holistic support to the country’s Olympic hopefuls. Under the Atletang Ayala program, participating Ayala Group companies will provide full-salaried...
Private companies were reminded to actively do their part in preventing infections of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their workplace as 39 areas in the country started shifting to alert level 1 Tuesday, March 1. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Acting...
69100 Yanson Group vows to support economic recovery By Emmie V. Abadilla The Yanson Group of Bus Companies committed to provide mobility and transportation solutions to millions of Filipino passengers now that travel restrictions have eased. "We are ready to provide Filipinos with the most...
