The attrition rate or the number of agents resigning from call center firms in the country has been slowing down from a high of 36 percent in 2021 to 19 percent as of last year, largely attributed to the implementation of work from home arrangement, according to a study released …
Read More »Reed Bank gets priority
“The US Energy Information Administration has estimated reserves of 5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of gas, or twice more than was found in Malampaya. More than the environmental degradation and the filing of a new case before an international court over the maritime conflict with …
Read More »Raise road safety awareness; reduce road crash deaths
“Road traffic injuries are a major yet often neglected public health issue. Deaths and injuries from road crashes are preventable, and all sectors have a role to play in promoting road safety.” This is a message that the World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered many times in the past years, …
Read More »Ex-SC justice wants environmental damage suit filed vs. China
BRIEFER. Former Supreme Court justice Francis Jardeleza is the guest of honor and speaker during the commencement exercises of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Sunday (May 26, 2024). During a press conference, he called for the immediate filing of an environmental damage suit against China for the destruction …
Read More »Veteran director Carlo J. Caparas dies; 80
Director Carlo J. Caparas (Peach Caparas Facebook) MANILA – Veteran director and comic strip creator Carlo J. Caparas, who was best known for putting life into iconic Filipino superheroes and comic book characters, has died, his family announced Saturday night. He was 80 years old. Caparas’ daughter, Peach Caparas, wrote an ode …
Read More »‘Aghon’ injures 4 in Bicol, affects over 2,700 people
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol Field Office provided hot meals to 2,313 stranded passengers at the various ports of the region today, May 25, 2024. (DSWD Bicol Field Office / Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — Four individuals in Bicol region were reportedly injured, and over 2,700 people …
Read More »Meralco gears up for ‘Aghon’
This photo shows Meralco electric technicians fixing a power line. (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Electric Company on Sunday said that its personnel are on alert for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Aghon (international name: Ewiniar). It assured customers that Meralco’s personnel are ready to respond …
Read More »Troops recover NPA arms stash in cave
BUTUAN CITY – Troops recovered a New People’s Army arms cache stashed in a cave in Purok 6, Barangay Kolambugan, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur last Tuesday, May 21. A COMMUNIST arms cache was seized by troops in Agusan del Sur last week. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) The 65th Infantry …
Read More »ROTC Games fosters unity, discipline, loyalty
ROTC GAMES IN BACOLOD. The lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Games 2024 Visayas Regional Qualifying Leg at Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Sunday (May 26, 2024). A total of 1,938 student-athletes will compete in 14 sports events and …
Read More »Marcos signs law to account for Philippines’ natural resources
This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows mining operations in Brooke’s Point, Palawan./Jazmin Tabuena for Philstar.com MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed a law establishing a system that will provide the government with an accounting of the country’s natural resources. Republic Act 11995, also known as …
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