Hotel, restaurant owners and operators, and retailers said their operations have to maintain the minimum public health standards, including the wearing of masks, to ensure good customer experience amid continuing threats of Covid-19. At the press conference for the launch of the country’s first...
German companies in the Philippines are more bullish in their local business prospects than in other ASEAN countries despite acknowledging certain risks, such as shortages of skilled labor, supply chain disruptions, economic policy uncertainties, and inflation, according to a new survey conducted by...
Owing to the extreme tightness of supply, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that it has implemented rotational blackouts of two-hour duration, initially affecting parts of Cavite and Laguna, as well as key cities in Metro Manila, including Marikina, Novaliches,...
Forced outages and de-rating of power plants that took out more than 1,350 megawatts of capacities in the system placed Luzon grid into "red alert" on Monday, May 8, according to the advisory issued by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP raised "red alert"...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8 criticized the relocation of three historic monuments in San Juan honoring Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, revolutionary general Emilio Jacinto, and nationalist writer Dr. Jose Rizal. Ejercito expressed his disappointment after seeing the...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As far as House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is concerned, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has sent a "message" to the Senate to prioritize the passage of the...
The Korean fantasy action series “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” rose in the ratings for its second episode. “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” stars Lee Dong-wook, Kim So-yeon, Kim Bum and Ryu Kyung-soo. It premiered on May 6 on Prime Video globally and tvN in South Korea. “Tale of the...
FROM THE MARGINS When the going gets tough, the tough get going. There is one microfinance institution (MFI) that always comes to mind whenever I hear this phrase. I have the utmost respect for the Kasanyangan Center for Community Development and Microfinance Foundation, Inc. (KCCDMFI), because it...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Discipleship is a union of intimate love with Jesus, but love is not to be interpreted merely as emotion. It is also a matter of human decision and action. The one who truly loves Jesus is he who keeps his commandments, or better, the “new commandment” of love, and this is to...
COPENHAGEN - The Danish government and its private sector players have expressed willingness to participate in prospective public-private partnership (PPP) as well as extending concessional loans to various sub-segments of the emerging offshore wind (OSW) industry and in energy infrastructure...
BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) has hosted Filipino visitors and foreign delegates while she was in Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Sunday, May 7. (A Philippine Navy personnel engages with...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Manila Bulletin) The proposed merger of the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) can only happen through the action of Congress. Independent minority congressman, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman gave this take...
