ACCORDING to the companies’ respective environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports made public last week, the two biggest ride-hailing and delivery firms in Southeast Asia — Singapore-based Grab, which is the leading operator here in the Philippines, and Indonesia’s GoTo, the parent company of ride-hailing firm Gojek and e-commerce company …
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US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson does not see the need to review the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries amid backlash it receives from opposition calling out the Philippines’ lack of criminal jurisdiction over American troops in the country. Carlson said both the Philippines and US …
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 17, that it has approved internet voting for overseas Filipino voters for the 2025 elections. “We approved the policy direction and therefore we are now to prepare the roadmap for electronic voting for overseas Filipinos,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved the National Tourism Development Plan for 2023-2028, which will serve as a blueprint for the country’s tourism industry. At a Palace briefing, Tourism Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia-Frasco announced the plan’s approval at a sectoral meeting. “This NTDP is the result of consultation …
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Remulla cites ‘reliable source’; solon’s side Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is expected to return to the country today, possibly ending over two months of staying abroad after the expiration of his official travel last March 9, Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla said yesterday. Citing a “very reliable source,” …
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At a Glance Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is relegated to the position of deputy speaker in the House of Representatives. Arroyo is the erstwhile senior deputy speaker. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. takes over Arroyo’s lofty post. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria …
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Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan Uy on Tuesday warned the public that text scammers have “re-programmed” their approach to sending messages to capture personal information online. Uy, in a press briefing in Malacañang, said scammers are sending fake links for SIM registration as bait for potential …
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The Department of Justice has approved the indictment of former Bureau of Corrections Director General Geraldo Q. Bantag and former security officer Ricardo S. Zulueta for the stabbing in 2022 of two persons deprived of liberty at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City. In a statement, the DOJ’s panel …
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Tourism Secretary Cristina Garcia-Frasco Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said on Tuesday that the Philippines will continue to open up to travel and tourism despite a spike in COVID-19 cases. At a Palace press briefing, Frasco said the country would continue to move forward even as the number of infections rose …
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MENTAL HEALTH. Sen. Win Gatchalian, chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education, sponsors a measure seeking to promote mental health and well-being in basic education by institutionalizing a school-based mental health program Wednesday (May 17, 2023). By implementing this proposed measure, Gatchalian said there will be increased awareness among young people …
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