BACOLOD CITY – A Chinese-Korean electric vehicle firm revealed on Friday, September 22, that 36 units of electric jeepneys (e-jeepneys) from China are expected to arrive here by the end of November. E-Future Motors Philippines (PH) Inc. received an order from their first client in the Philippines...
One of the things we continuously need in our lives is healthcare. From the moment we are born until the moment we die, we need it. However, healthcare changes constantly, and rapidly. And in order for healthcare professionals to efficiently handle those in need, they need to be...
ACROSS THE DISTANCE Incoming FEU president Juan Miguel Montinola exchanges tokens of appreciation with B.C. Post Secondary Education & Future Skills minister Selina Robinson British Columbia Post Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS) minister Selina Robinson visited Far Eastern University...
The future is bright for the Zamboangueños because of the province’s work toward growth in diverse industries, Vice President Sara Duterte said. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the 71st founding anniversary and Hudyaka Festival held at the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Complex on Monday,...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Last Feb. 6-10, digital leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to ensure a sustainable digital transformation that is people-centered, safe, secure, relevant to the needs of end users and stakeholders, during the 3rd ASEAN Digital...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is building an inclusive, human-centric and sustainable digital future for the region and its ten member states. This was the gist of the Boracay Digital Declaration 2023 of the 3rd ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) and the ASEAN Digital...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Eggs have been on everyone’s mind, especially after the latest onion fiasco. Supply has been low due to a number of factors, including the spread of avian flu and the resulting reluctance of some growers to continue with their businesses because of this, plus the...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Jun Palafox, urban planner non pareil, has seen the future and it reads 2050. Twenty-seven years from now, there will be 150 million Filipinos. What are we doing now to prepare comfortable, safe, and secure airports for them? “The cities of this century will be...
WALA LANG Now at Madrid’s Museo del Prado until March is an exhibit on the art of Fernando Zobel, the Filipino-Spanish artist, who pioneered in the study of Philippine religious imagery, founded the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Museum of Abstract Art in Cuenca, Spain, and masterpieces that the...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Nida left her house in Marikina at 7 a.m. for work in Intramuros, Manila, boarding her faithful motorcycle and hoping for a smooth, quick ride. She reached her destination two hours later. “To think I was on a bike!” she exclaimed in exasperation. What if she had been...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) plays an important role in regulating the country’s natural resources, which includes agroforestry. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo Loyzaga outlines the department’s thrust: Ethical stewardship....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The Department of Education’s mandatory order of a return by all public and private schools to in-person learning was a response to public perception about the relative advantages of the latter. Only schools with “highly exceptional” circumstances may...
