Apart from all its historical landmarks and tales to tell, the City of Manila is also home to some of the best restaurants in the metro. From humble street food favorites to continental cuisines, there are more of the city’s plated treasures to discover. But the pandemic has changed the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has widened the options for its stockholders on how they would want their cash dividend payments settled. That as the company has announced that it will implement “enhanced dividend payments process” by having a paying agent so its...
The grand dame of Makati hotels extends its festivity with its to-go feasts. Makati City, aside from being epicenter of commerce in the Philippines, is also home to food hotspots, arts and leisure spaces, and designer boutiques, all contributing to making Makati the iconic city that it is. Among...
The continuous appreciation of Philippine peso versus other currencies may continue to pull down water rates in Metro Manila until the first quarter of 2021. MB File photo. (ALVIN KASIBAN) This is because of the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) tariff mechanism that Maynilad Water...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company Inc. will experience a rollback in their monthly billing starting October until December, a top official of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System's (MWSS) Regulatory Office (RO) said. MB file photo In a virtual briefing, MWSS...
We’re all going bananas about crushed dolomite on Manila Bay, but Houston, we have a (bigger) problem There’s a war over sand, do you know it? People die for sand, trying to keep it, protect it, preserve it, steal it, and sell it. Reports have it that “hundreds have been killed in battles...
Mayor Isko Moreno BATANG MAYNILA I would like to take this opportunity to disabuse the minds of those who may be misled into believing what seems to be an incessant effort to discredit the Manila Bay project and create unnecessary fear in the hearts and minds of the public, as if the fear we...
An alternative entry into the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) via the Pacific Drive opens Monday, September 14, 2020 and is expected to serve 90,000 vehicles per day. Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) with its joint venture partner, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) made the...
Assessing the health risks of the latest Manila Bay project White sand on Manila Bay? Yes, says the Department of Natural Resources (DENR), as its Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project was launched last year with the purpose to improve water quality, rehabilitate and relocate informal settlers, and...
Many people invest in agriculture as part of their retirement plans. The same went for Jessie and Lea Deala, both 60, who ventured into farming to secure their life after retirement. Both husband and wife grew up with parents whose means of support was agriculture. Being used to this lifestyle,...
Social media is still quite toxic for celebrities as Alessandra de Rossi found out recently, making an offhand comment about the Manila Bay white sand project. Taking to Twitter to poke fun on the issue, Alex said, “Pakibilis-bilisan naman ang paglatag ng white sand sa Manila Bay para sa...
Aside from dancing to songs with a poker face on, Joyce Glorioso, also referred to as Joyang TV, 27, caught the attention of many netizens when she uploaded videos of herself with an unusual prop attached to their ceiling – a bunch of bananas. She shares, “Before po nung hindi pa po marami yung...
