Новости за 28.12.2022

If the number of arrivals in our airports last Christmas Day is an indication, then we would see an uptrend in the tourism sector in 2023. This bodes well for an industry which was very much affected during the pandemic, as flights, events, conferences, etc. were all cancelled. This led ...

ENDEAVOR Sometime in my past life as a business newspaper columnist, I paused to reflect. What is it that prods me to write in a way that was critical, or even cynical? I realized that I was swimming with the tide and riding the wave of criticism against the powers-that-be ...

LANDSCAPE Yet another year is about to end and here I am with unanswered messages of good cheer, thoughtful gifts unacknowledged. I am glued to this book (a Christmas gift from a dear friend) by Nancy Isenberg, titled White Trash, The 400-year Untold History of Class in America (2016). I ...

MEDIUM RARE Vice President Sara Duterte said it best, “May God have mercy on his soul.” Her father, the former President RRD, was kinder in expressing his condolences to the family of the late CPP-NDF leader who was his professor once upon a time. Mr. Duterte called for an end ...

REFLECTIONS TODAY In today’s Gospel, the character of Simeon is presented. Simeon’s prayer, known as the Nunc Dimittis (“Now you dismiss”), expresses his joy in seeing the Lord’s salvation in the infant Jesus. But as Jesus is a sign that will contradicted, people must make their choice, whether they are ...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A barangay captain who was walking at the city market plaza here, was shot dead by an unidentified assailant on Tuesday night, Dec. 27. The Police Regional Office 3 readily condemned the killing of barangay captain Jesus Liang of Brgy. Sto Rosario who died ...

The jackpot prize for Grand Lotto 6/55 worth P108,934,440 was not hit in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Wednesday, Dec. 28. PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN The winning combination was 30-25-20-41-17-42. However, 14 bettors won the second prize worth P100,000 and 1,248 players hit the ...

Senator Imee Marcos recalled she was angry when the popular Japanese anime series Voltes V was banned on television in 1979. “Nagwa-wala talaga ako noon. Galit na galit ako bakit tinanggal yun,” said Imee, when asked about the sudden disappearance of Voltes V on GMA 7, during an interview with ...

The cold breeze brought about by “amihan” or northeast monsoon that is being felt in the province, specially in upland villages of Tanay and Antipolo City, continues to attract more tourists to visit some destinations including coffee shops, restaurants and parks. In Tanay, coffee shops and restaurants by the Marikina ...

Three days removed after suffering the Game 1 defeat, the Dragons looked like they had adapted to the physicality in the finals. Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian (left). (PBA Images) After getting rolled over and outsmarted by the much experienced Ginebra in the opening game of the series, Bay ...

Gecar Machine Solutions Inc. (Gecar), a licensed fabricator of food processing equipment designed and developed by the Department of Science Technology -Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC)recently closed another successful transaction with the food manufacturing sector. image (3) In a statement, DOST-MIRDC disclosed that the Eastern Visayas Food Innovation ...

Even for just a short time, Noli Eala thanked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for giving him an opportunity to serve the Filipino athletes as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Filipino athletes achieved greater heights in the global stage during Noli Eala’s administration as chairman of the Philippine ...

NUEVA ECIJA — Five wanted persons and a female drug trader were arrested in this province on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Police Colonel Richard Caballero, Officer-in-Charge of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office, said that different police stations conducted separate Manhunt Charlie Operations in their areas that resulted in the ...

The Makati City local government announced on Wednesday, Dec. 28, that it is temporarily suspending the confiscation of driver’s licenses in preparation for the proposed single ticketing system. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati has approved City Ordinance No. 2022-A-167 which temporarily suspends the ...

BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental has a new commander. He is Col. Michael Samson who assumed in acting capacity the post vacated by Brig. General Inocencio Pasaporte who officially retired from military service on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The PA’s 3rd Infantry Division installed ...

Bay Area rediscovered its fire and set Ginebra ablaze with a 99-82 victory in Game 2 of the best-of-seven 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Zhu Songwei and Andrew Nicholson shrugged off the physical defense thrown at them by the Kings to ...

Actor Andrew Schimmer has released the interment details for his wife Jorhomy “Jho” Rovero who passed away last Dec. 20. Jho will be laid to rest at the Marilao Memorial Garden in Lias, Marilao in Bulacan on Friday, Dec. 30, after the 2 p.m. mass at the St. Michael The ...

•       Executive Order No. 28 signed by former president Duterte on June 20, 2017, confined firecracker use to community fireworks displays. •       Republic Act No. 7183 passed in 1992 identified the types of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices allowed in the country and regulations to control their ...

ILOILO CITY – The city government has reminded residents to be safe from fire this New Year after more than five fire incidents hit this city in less than a week. A FIRE hit Barangay Veterans Village in Iloilo City on Dec. 26. (Mentchie Rabe) “We are urging residents to ...

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Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) cancelled afternoon work on Thursday, Dec. 29, in all courts nationwide to allow officials and employees more time to prepare for the New Year’s celebration. Since Jan. 2, 2023 had been declared a non-working day and Dec. 30, 2022 a regular holiday, all ...

Leading digital solutions platform Globe has retained its B rating from the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), a global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform, proving its commitment to climate action and environmental transparency. “Our latest CDP rating reaffirms our commitment to climate action through business ...

Endeavor, the leading global community of high impact entrepreneurs, has unveiled the Philippine Multiplier Map to show how these firms reshape the entrepreneurial ecosystem since the community was established in 2014. The Philippine Multiplier Map intends to trace the footprint and the impact made by Endeavor entrepreneurs in the country. ...

The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recognized 14 cooperatives for their contribution in improving the quality of life of Filipinos, especially from the countryside.

This year, the Filipino people saw how the son and namesake of the late President Ferdinand Marcos won the country’s presidency by a landslide. The shift in the Philippines’ political landscape was undoubtedly a reversal of fortunes that may have come as a shock to some sectors. But the Senate ...