The Philippine government continues to find ways to revitalize a sluggish economy from recession and to overcome an ongoing pandemic with a national public health infrastructure that is barely coping with its deleterious effects. While attention is presently focused on ramping up vaccinations...
The country gets a chance to be "globally recognized as a maritime power" after Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago was recently elected Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The global...
One fundamental factor in the sustained growth of a country is having a strong and purposive research and development (R&D) program. R&D plays an essential role in society’s advancement. It provides science-based knowledge for the development of new products, solutions and services....
Kissing while wearing face masks doesn't seem possible, but these two love birds made it look so simple, sweet, and special given all the hardships that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has put Filipinos through. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Bulletin lensman Ali Vicoy snapped the...
Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego, two of the most popular sites to visit in Intramuros, Manila, is set to reopen Monday, May 17, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila. (Photo from Philippine News Agency) DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat bared Sunday,...
After more than six weeks of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and its modified version (MECQ), President Duterte has once again placed the National Capitol Region Plus area under a ‘stricter’ general community quarantine (GCQ) from May 15 to 31. Recall that before the start of Holy Week, ECQ...
The country’s economy shrank in the first three months of the year, marking its fifth straight quarter of recession triggered by a prolonged pandemic. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.2 percent in January to March, worse than the...
Today, May 13, is a regular holiday as declared by President Duterte in Proclamation No. 1142, “in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness.” Eid’l Fitr, also known as the Festival of Breaking Fast, is celebrated by the...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) remitted over P17 billion in dividends to the National Government (NG) from 2016 to 2020, more than double the total dividends it remitted in the half decade before the present administration. As of the end of last year, the agency's P17.17 billion total...
It has been nearly two years since the labor sector enjoyed prime time attention. That was when President Duterte vetoed the Security of Tenure Act passed by Congress in answer to the clamor for ending “abusive” practices in labor-only contracting – popularly known as "endo" – that was a...
On May 1, we observed Labor Day, an annual holiday in most countries dedicated to championing workers’ rights. In the Philippines, Labor Day this year also marked the centennial of the word “robot” with the launch of the Filipino translation of Rossumovi Universal ni Roboti, better known by...
Not a few have said that his appointment as Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief had been long in coming. As far back as three PNP heads before him, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar had been touted to be the most fit and ripe to become the leader of the country’s 220,000-strong police force until...
