The distribution of fuel subsidies for drivers and operators of public utility vehicles has been suspended in compliance with the order of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Monday, April 4. The LTFRB is referring to...
GRAB Female Drivers Grab PH sees 100% growth in female drivers By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Grab Philippines sees a "consistent increase of active female driver-partners" joining its ride-hailing platform, at least 100 percent annually, the company told the Manila Bulletin. “Active” drivers are those...
69534 Globe expands 5G roaming to Netherlands, Bahrain, New Zealand By Emmie V. Abadilla As global economies gradually recover from the pandemic, Globe Telecom Inc. expands its 5G roaming footprint to the Netherlands, Bahrain, and New Zealand, exploring more partnerships in Europe, the Middle East...
TALISAY CITY, Cebu — Despite being thousands of miles away from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong, Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 24, assured that she is in close contact with organizations and private partners there to ensure no one gets left behind. A police officer...
Anti-narcotics authorities arrested on Saturday, Feb. 5, two drug suspected drug peddlers and seized some P340,000 worth of shabu and chemicals that are being used to make explosives during an operation in Balud, Masbate. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Masbate Provincial Office said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) recognized various partners for helping the agency strengthen the function of its Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (BHROD) in the continuous development of the workforce and related outcomes. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “For organizational...
To ensure that all schools nationwide will be smoke-free, the Department of Education (DepEd) calls on various government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and partners to support smoke-free schools and communities. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As far as our policy is concerned, our schools...
GCash_Logo Mobile wallet GCash now recruits micro entrepreneurs as partner-outlet-remittance centers, supplementing their earnings by at least P10,000 monthly. The move makes digital financial services accessible to more Filipinos, at the same time, provides more income to small businesses. As...
Special gift ideas crafted by the guards of Philippine heritage “Local crafts are the baseline of the creative economy, which will alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development,” HABI president and long-time purveyor of local goods, Adelaida Lim, tells Manila Bulletin. Who wouldn’t agree...
And the promising projections keep coming for the Philippines. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Screenshot from Facebook live) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles reported on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that New York-based think tank Global Source Partners has pegged the...
This Facebook page is making the holidays merrier for Aeta farmers in Pampanga If there is one food craze we still can’t get enough of throughout our pandemic time, it is the purple yam or ube . A produce locally grown in the Philippines, ube and its many forms have been part of Filipinos’...
Ongoing builds at the Magelco site Globe Telecom Inc. forged a 25-year partnership with the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) to hasten the rollout of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology and provide more affordable electricity in Mindanao. The partnership involves a joint pole agreement...
