Sun Life Asia Service Centre-Philippines (ASCP) announced the appointment of Aldo Almera as new Vice President and Site Head. Screen Shot 2021-06-08 at 2.59.40 PM ASCP, a company providing Business Processing, IT, and Investment Research shared services to Sun Life's global businesses, said Almera...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 8, called on the government, as well as the private sector to provide free transportation for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs) and indigent residents going to vaccination cites. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) The chairperson of the Senate Committee...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Rio Brasil is expanding its logistics support services in the country to include the operation of an eco-friendly railway. IRB Logística will assume operations of Floriano Intermodal Terminal on 1 July Hence, ICTSI's Brazilian subsidiary is...
Senator Grace Poe said the proposed amendment to the Public Service Act will address the rotational blackouts and the expected increase in electricity bills. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Poe, chairperson of the Senate Public Service Committee, raised...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said the pension fund has granted over P200 billion in loans, benefiting over one million state workers and pensioners. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said on Friday, June 4, that the fund has...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, June 1, she will have “no regrets” even if she does not run as president in 2022 because of the work she has done in the past five years. “Whether I run or not, I’m sure that at the end of our term in 2022, I can honestly say na I did the best...
Jeepney drivers in Metro Manila who have been allowed to ply their usual routes were encouraged to register for the service contracting program of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives inside his vehicle with his family after the...
Taemin (2nd from left) sporting short hair before his enlistment. With him are (from left) SHINee's Key, Onew and Minho (Instagram) K-pop boy band SHINee’s youngest member, Taemin, started his military service on May 31, becoming the last member of the group to enlist. Taemin, 27, wanted...
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s subsidiary, ICTSI Rio Brasil, and local logistics solutions provider,Tora Group, launched a new service for consolidated import cargos bound for Betim, Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest cities. Designed to cater to all industry segments, the...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Thursday, May 27, that it will administer an agency-based Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in Metro Manila. Civil Sevice Commission (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC Commissioner Ailen Lizada said the agency will go to government...
The House of Representatives approved on second reading Tuesday, May 25, a bill that would require all internet service providers (ISPs) in the Philippines to implement a roll-over scheme for the unused data allocation of its subscribers. (UNSPLASH) House Bill No. 9057, or the proposed "Roll-Over...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 25, warned that amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA), which would allow 100 percent foreign ownership of public utilities, could pave the way for China to own critical infrastructure in the Philippines. China, Hontiveros said, could use this as leverage...
