The creation of the Water Management Resource Office is a significant initiative to better oversee and manage Philippine water resources, Senator Grace Poe said today. Poe said the specter of water scarcity has always haunted the country amid rising demand, climate change, population growth, among...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the creation of a Water Resource Management Office (WRMO) to manage the country’s water resources and respond to current environmental challenges. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has once again emerged as the champion in an inter-company competition that aims to promote responsible waste management in the country. The power distributor bested 12 other Philippine companies in this year’s X-Trash Challenge organized by the Philippine...
Manulife launches 2 new UITFs By JAMES A. LOYOLA Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corporation has launched two new unit investment trust funds (UITFs), Manulife Asia Short Duration Bond Feeder Fund and Manulife Global Dynamic Leaders Equity Feeder Fund. In a statement, the firm said...
By Christopher Bradman, General Manager & VP Sales APAC, Instructure After nearly three years of implementing distance learning due to the pandemic, higher education institutions in the Philippines are set to return to in-person and full face-to-face classes beginning the second semester of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is encouraging researchers and scientists to submit their proposals for 2025 via the DOST Project Management Information System (DPMIS) from May 1 to May 31, 2023. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. delivers the Keynote Speech during the kickoff event...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Monday, Jan. 23 that it will be offering more than 70 leadership, foundation, and human resource management (HRM) through the Civil Service Institute (CSI) this year. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, CSC stated that these courses include topics...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has conducted a maintenance activity at its air traffic management center which affected flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for a few hours. In its advisory, the CAAP said normal operations immediately returned...
A consortium led by Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM), which operates a 100-hectare disposal facility in Clark, Pampanga, is pushing for its $220-$250 million proposal to set up a waste-to-energy (WTE) project aligned with the country's sustainability efforts. In a statement, MCWM said the...
Atty. Beenedista “Dick” Du-Baladad, the founding partner and CEO of Du-Baladad & Associates (BDB Law), is the new Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) president for 2023. She is the 75th MAP president. Joining Dick on the MAP 2023 Board of Governors are Isla Lipana & Co./PwC...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, January 15, urged Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director general Manuel Antonio Tamayo to inhibit from the ongoing investigation on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) air traffic fiasco. Poe said doing so would ensure an impartial...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino has urged the leadership of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to take advantage of a specific treaty that would help modernize the country’s existing air traffic control system. Tolentino was referring to the 1944 Chicago Convention on...
