While heading out to visit our favorite eateries and coffee shops includes the fun of actually taking a quick trip to get there, it doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate a more convenient way to get our hands on delicious go-to food and beverages. Apart from the usual delivery services that a myriad...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic surge, Olivia V. Yanson, the matriarch of the family-owned Yanson Group of Bus Companies, sees a better transport business in 2022 as she led the annual election of their subsidiary, Southern Star Bus Transport Inc. (SSBTI). SOUTHERN STAR BUS TRANSIT INC_ For...
The dream of reviving the once thriving railway system to Bicol region is coming into light with the signing of P142-billion worth of Philippine National Railways (PNR) project. But Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Art Tugade said the contract he signed on Monday, Jan. 17, is just the first...
The research arm of credit rater Fitch Group has maintained its bearish stance on the Philippine peso, as it expects the local currency to even weaken as accommodative policy stances and a worsening current account weigh on the local currency. In a research note on Friday, Jan. 14, Fitch Solutions...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order creating the Paranaque Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) Core and Analyst Group that shall be responsible to gather risk information and formulate actions that would prevent or mitigate losses from calamities. Olivarez said the PDRA...
Vallacar Transit Courts confirmed the warrant of arrest for Emily Yanson, a member of the faction of the squabbling owners of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies but it could not be served because she is out of the country. A couple of courts in Bacolod City and Cagayan de Oro City affirmed the...
PropertyGuru Group, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, has opened the virtual world doors of its thought leadership platform, PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit, on 8 December 2021. The event runs for one month, closing its doors on 8 January 2022. Asia Real Estate Summit...
A member of notorious criminal group Lalaine Sagumban involved in robbery holdup and illegal drug activities in the cities of Pasay, Makati, and Manila was arrested on Thursday night (Jan. 6) in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspect as Lariz Guevarra, 29,...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the public should not be scared of the high coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case numbers as most of these are expected to be mild. (Screenshot from Go Negosyo Facebook video / MANILA BULLETIN) "A lot of people are worried and...
The National Capital Region's (NCR) positivity rate has further increased to 45 percent, independent research group OCTA said on Thursday, Jan. 6. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in Tondo, Manila, that children, senior citizens and...
From coffee enthusiast to franchise cafe owner While many coffee shops are popping all across major metros in the Philippines, for James Michael Go, Figaro Coffee has always caught his eye and palette. As a regular customer of the brand for several years already, he has always enjoyed Figaro’s...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron is the beginning of the end of the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until...
