Two power generators in Mariveles, Bataan have identified safety at the workplace as a paramount concern. GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD) and GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) on Thursday launched what they described “safety culture revolution” in work areas. “We are making the safety of our workers a …
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PH first to sign rapid response to crisis pact with WB
DISASTER RESPONSE. World Bank Group managing director Anna Bjerde (left) and Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sign the Rapid Response Option agreement on April 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Philippines is the first country to sign the agreement with the World Bank. (Photo courtesy of DOF) MANILA – The Philippines recently signed the …
Read More »Chinese students in Cagayan ‘alarming’
Senator Risa Hontiveros Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday described as “alarming” the reported huge number of Chinese students in Cagayan, saying it is another “pastillas” scam. Under the scam, airport personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) were receiving P10,000 in bribes to allow foreigners–mostly Chinese–to enter the country without …
Read More »Marcos tells DA: Streamline processes to lower prices
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote ease of doing business in their procedures, particularly to remove non-tariff barriers on the importation of agricultural products, to lower prices, and to ensure supply. File photo Marcos said this in his Administrative Order (AO) No. 20, signed by …
Read More »Chinese vessels seen near Palawan on eve of Balikatan
A US soldier loads an Avenger surface-to-air missile system during the US-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercise at San Antonio in Zambales, north of Manila on April 25, 2023. (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese maritime militia ships were reportedly seen some 30 nautical miles from the …
Read More »Gov’t to expand EDSA bus carousel routes, promote active transport
EXPANDED CAROUSEL ROUTE. Buses at the EDSA bus carousel in this undated photo. The government will “expand and extend” the EDSA bus carousel routes and prioritize the promotion of active modes of transportation to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said. (File photo) MANILA – The government …
Read More »Fewer party-list groups eyed in 2025 elections
George Erwin Garcia Chairman, COMELEC (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing a shorter list of party-list groups participating in the May 2025 elections. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the poll body wants to cut down the number of groups who would be fielding …
Read More »SC steps up efforts to craft guidelines on cases involving women in conflict with law
The Supreme Court (SC) has stepped up its efforts to develop the protocol or the procedures in the handling of cases of women in conflict with the law (WICL). Through Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, the SC visited the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) on Mandaluyong City to gather …
Read More »Lady Spikers sweep Blue Eagles for share of top spot
The La Salle Lady Spikers/UAAP Media Bureau MANILA, Philippines — The twice-to-beat race is heating up, as the La Salle Lady Spikers forced a three-way tie for the top spot of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tourney with a 25-12, 25-12, 25-18 sweep of rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles Sunday …
Read More »Korda ties LPGA Tour record, wins Chevron Championship for 2nd major
THE WOODLANDS (AP) — Nelly Korda couldn’t have imagined the incredible run she’s put together this season while at home recovering from a blood clot that required surgery in 2022. Nelly Korda kisses the trophy while posing for photos after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 21, …
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