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The office of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, May 27, held simultaneous activities in various parts of the country for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) gives away post-COVID-19 vaccine care kits under its Bayanihan E-Ataman program in Camar

They call us byukoneras, a play on the words beauty contest. We reigned in every nook and cranny where a stage could be erected, whether on the street during a town fiesta, at a basketball court, on a campaign sortie for a running politician, in hotel ballrooms, or prestigious venues like the PICC, on the very stage where the 1994 Miss Universe pageant was held.  We reigned in the ’80s and the ’90s, long before the internet and social media, where surgical enhancements were still at thei...

Police have arrested a former policeman, who was dismissed from the service early this year after testing positive for illegal drugs, in a police operation in Malabon City. Brig. Gen. Thomas Frias, director of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), said Police Corporal Regie Alilano

BusinessWorld May 26, 2021 | 12:32 am THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) reviewed P42.8 billion worth of proposed loans by local government units (LGU) in the second half of 2020, with most projects meant for infrastructure development and pandemic response. The central bank said in a statement on Tuesday that it processed 160 LGU requests for Monetary Board opinions during the July to December period. The number of requests was 72% higher than the 93 in the first half of 202...

With the Jab Cab, the officials hope to focus on areas that vaccination centers cannot reach. Robredo specified public utility drivers and people with disabilities (PWDs) are those having a hard time getting themselves inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The OVP launched the Swab Cab program in Malabon City in March to do surveillance testing and help boost the testing capabilities of local government units (LGUs) with high transmission rates. The OVP partners with LGUs to bring the Swab Cab ...

The Pottery Barn recently trended on local social media for featuring a “round bamboo wall art” on its website under the “mirrors and art” category. The item sells at 299 in US dollars, which is around 14,300 in Philippine peso. ($1=PHP 47.92) Its product overview on the website reads: Round out your accent wall with this impressive woven art piece made from bamboo. Reminiscent of open-air market selling baskets, with a slightly concave shape and shallow rim, it adds warmth, texture an...

The subscriber base of DITO Telecommunity reached a milestone more than two months after it launched its mobile services, its top executive said on Monday.

May 16, 2021 THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has authorized North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation to collect a nominal 2 to 3 percent toll increase starting May 18, 2021. The increase is part of the approved periodic adjustments due in 2012 and 2014, or seven years ago. TRB and NLEX agreed to implement the increase on a staggered basis to cushion the impact of the adjustments. Taking effect past midnight or 12:01 a.m. on May 18, the increase will be an additional P2 for Class 1...

(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) The National Capital Region (NCR) averaged 5,549 cases per day during the peak of the surge from March 29 to April 4. OCTA’s latest monitoring report showed that the reproduction number in Metro Manila is presently at 0.57, as against the 1.54 at its peak in late March to early April. Likewise, the COVID-19 positivity rate in the region was down to 12 percent from 25 percent during the surge. OCTA also noted that the average daily attack rate (ADAR) in NCR is currently ...

Published May 14, 2021, 4:25 PM Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 14 reiterated her call for the National Security Council (NSC) to pursue a security audit against Dito Telecommunity, especially amid China’s increasing presence in the West Philippine Sea. Hontiveros said there is a great necessity for the NSC, as well as other relevant government agencies, to be alert over China’s blatant moves to conquer the Philippine’s territorial waters as well as the country’s network system. ...