More provinces are putting up green lanes to re-open their economies to tourists and returning residents. Bacolod, Tacloban, Cotabato and Cauayan have now scrapped the RT-PCR tests for fully-vaccinated people and accept vaccination cards as a travel requirement. Cebu, Davao, and Iloilo are expected...
The Manila city government has given houses to more than 200 families through the Basecommunity Housing Project on Monday (July 5). (Manila Public Infomation Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco" Isko Moreno" Domagoso led the opening of the housing project and about 229 units will...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Food has become such a big part of pop culture that there are people who base their personalities on what they’ve eaten and where they’ve eaten it. There is nothing bad about this. Eating is an easy way to get to know a culture, and experiencing different flavors can...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third player, has expanded its coverage in 17 more areas and is now available in a total of 140 cities nationwide, the telco today (July 1) announced. "Following our June 12 announcement of DITO being commercially available in 123 cities as a means to commemorate...
If only Texas is a jeepney ride away Lumpiang shanghai Apart from the stewed meats like menudo and afritada, the sweet spaghetti, the hotdogs on skewers set on a head of a cabbage, and the famous lechon, lumpiang shanghai is among the regulars of the Filipino feast, whether it is for a birthday...
To support its recovery, Cebu Pacific (CEB) has boosted its domestic operations, adding five daily flights between Manila and Boracay and daily flights to Bohol. The airline operates the widest network in the Philippines covering 32 destinations, on top of its six international destinations....
Let us be reminded once again of the value of the bicycle, the simple yet efficient means of active transport. The pandemic and its social limitations have thrust bicycles to the forefront as one of the most accessible and possibly safest way to get around the city or neighborhood. In just over a...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Kaisylyn Cuya Lopez, a Filipino domestic helper in Saudi Arabia and a single mother of a four-year old boy, desperately needs help. While safe for now under the care of Philippine embassy staff, she constantly fears getting jailed or even beheaded under stringent Muslim...
Now that a more substantial number of vaccines is set to arrive in the country this month – about 9.95 million as per vaccine czar Calito Galvez Jr. – expect the country’s vaccination rollout to shift to high gear in the third quarter of 2021. As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021, a total of...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal In one of the lectures I conducted last week, one participant had an interesting question. She started by describing the usual scenario in politics where voters have options but seem to be stuck with choosing, in her own words, “the lesser of two...
What we have learned from the 1971 Constitutional Convention and how we can apply it today By Orion Perez Dumdum 1899 Malolos Congress: President Aguinaldo sits at the center, as a gentleman reads a document to his left Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge B. Vargas reads a message to the...
