The Philippines and the European Union (EU) had just concluded the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) eyeing to prioritize support for the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) crisis. “It...
The nutrition survey results presented by the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) showed that there is one out of four children in Mindanao found to be underweight. (JANSEN ROMERO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST, in a statement issued Tuesday,...
It’s well known that the Philippines is a biodiversity hotspot, its 7641 islands holding a vast array of flora and fauna, many yet unrecorded, all of them rapidly disappearing. But despite this being common knowledge, the importance of this doesn’t usually hit home until a new species is...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When Secretary Mark Villar first assumed position in DPWH — he did not have a lot of public inspections. He would quietly go from one province to another — without any notice or advice. He would always tell us it was important to put the proper systems in place...
#MINDANAO John Tria The celebration of Davao’s birthday in the first week of March signals for many areas in Mindanao the beginning of the summer fruit season. Many of our famous fruit trees are getting ready for the harvests. Of course certain fruits like pomelos, and bananas are produced...
#MINDANAO John Tria Tempus Fugit! As we now enter the third month of the year we take stock of the last two months and the various developments, and insights drawn from them. Spiritual advice for entrepreneurs I am sure many of you keep wondering why I suddenly start writing in spiritual terms. The...
#MINDANAO John Tria I must confess to following local science developments. The Department of Science snd Technology's social media pages are effective resources. There is much excitement over local scientific developments such as the launching of the second Maya satellite and the development of...
#MINDANAO John Tria The ox, a strong, persevering, and hardworking animal, bears qualities that will be needed for recovery. The ox gets thing done no matter the adversity, and thus inspires us to move forward and recover. In many previous articles we talked about...
Two separate boards of directors were elected in two separate stockholders’ meetings held by rival factions of the Yanson family for Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc., one of the bus companies under the Yanson-owned conglomerate Vallacar Transit Inc. The group that calls itself the Yanson...
The shortlists for nine categories of the 93rd Oscar Awards were announced today, Feb. 10. Did the Philippine entries "Mindanao" and "Aswang" advance to the finals? "Mindanao," starring Judy Anne Santos," is the country's entry for Best International Feature Film, while "Aswang" was submitted...
#MINDANAO John Tria I have been writing a lot about recovery and have also featured some entrepreneurs and homepreneurs in previous columns. Having said that, I would first like to share my thoughts on entrepreneurship which may be different from that of others. In my opinion, entrepreneurship...
' Mindanao' and 'The Man Standing Next' (Instagram, Korean Film Council) Filipino film “Mindanao” and the Korean movie “The Man Standing Next” have been chosen as among 93 entries eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The Academy...
