Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the February 1 vaccination schedule in all sites in the city will be suspended in celebration of the Chinese New Year, a special non-working day. Aguilar advised all those with vaccination schedules on Feb. 1 to proceed to their assigned vaccination site the...
62752 Philippine Airlines (PAL) today, Jan. 31, announced the appointment of Capt. Stanley K. Ng as the flag carrier's president and chief operating officer in an acting or Officer-in-Charge (OIC) capacity. Ng was the first pilot to take the helm of PAL in almost six decades and was Senior Vice...
Employees who will report to work on special non-working days of Feb. 1, which was is Chinese New Year, and on Feb. 25, which is the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary, will get full-pay plus 30 percent of their basic wages. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) launched on Monday, Jan. 31, the commemorative “Year of the Tiger” stamps to mark the celebration of the Chinese New Year 2022. Chinese New Year 2022: Year of the Tiger Stamps (Photo from Philippine Post Office) “We wish the Chinese community...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno On Feb. 1, 2022, our Chinese-Filipino brothers and sisters will be celebrating the Chinese New Year. I join them in this momentous occasion and extend my heartfelt greetings to all the members of the Chinese-Filipino community in the city and the entire...
Angel Thoughts The recent televised Presidential interviews, one-on-one and in a group, like a game show, are good entertainment for rabid supporters and critics alike. Really? Yes. It showed off the spunk and guts of Vice President Leni Robredo, especially when asked to comment on her opponents....
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal Two storylines coming out of the ongoing Sundance Film Festival caught my attention, and as they’re bigger than Entertainment or World Cinema stories, I thought it would be good to draw attention to them in this column. The festival comes to a...
Here’s to abundance all year round The Shop's Mandarin Chocolate Cake Eat well, be well. This doesn’t only apply on special occasions, but with every meal. But Chinese New Year is coming up and it’s a cause for celebration. To the Chinese, going all the way back to ancient times, certain food...
ROAR FOR LUXURY Tiffany fleur-de-lis pendant So much hope is pinned on the Year of the Water Tiger, as it leaps into our lives with a roar. Because fortune favors the bold, alluding to the Tiger, Tiffany & Co. offers up the Tiffany fleur-de-lis pendant in yellow gold with carnelian and...
New Central London tenancies from the Asia Pacific tripled in 2021, according to the UK capital’s leading one-stop-shop buying agency CAPITAL OF ENGLAND View of the London skyline from the 69th floor of the Shard at over 800 feet high (AFP) Central London’s leading one-stop-shop buying agency...
Fully-vaccinated arriving Filipinos and eligible foreigners are required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced as part of the new protocols for travelers entering the country starting Tuesday,...
STAY GOLD Welcome to Chinatown after dusk! Most people think that’s the standard Happy New Year greeting exchanged in China and all over the world where there is a Chinatown or a Chinese community. In truth, the greeting means, literally, “Congratulations and be prosperous!” SPRINGTIME...
