DFA chief meets with Oman foreign minister who noted positive contributions of Filipinos in country Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., visited Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Allawi, at the Foreign Ministry in Muscat, in his first official visit to Oman.
Review VFA first before ending it, Duterte told Senators urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte to reconsider a plan before to end an agreement with the US on the deployment of troops and equipment for war games. Navy poised for more milestones under new chief: Duterte President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday expressed confidence that the Philippine Navy will achieve more milestones under the leadership of newly-appointed PN flag-officer-in-command, Rear Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo Coast Guard orders its largest vessels yet The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will soon have their largest vessels when a Japanese shipbuilder delivers two new multirole response vessels…
Interoperable QR code standard for Asean pushed MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is ramping up efforts to achieve a cash-lite economy as it pursues an interoperable QR (quick response) code in Southeast Asia. How SARS contributed to the birth of China ecommerce SARS was a turning point for China’s two online retail leaders, Alibaba and JD.com Here is how they navigated the crisis, what it meant for them, and what it might mean for ecommerce in China today. ePlane takes off as an aerospace products marketplace Since launching in 2017, ePlane has built a base of…
Grab to comply with CDO vs. data-sensitive measures Ridesharing company Grab Philippines on Wednesday said it will comply with the National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) cease and desist order (CDO) against its new data-sensitive safety measures, adding that its new measures “follow the legal criteria for lawful processing of data.” DICT admits using P300 million for surveillance The Department of Information and Communications Technology says laws allow it to conduct ‘lawful monitoring and surveillance,’ in the face of cyber threats NGCP claims to have thwarted 100 cyberattacks on grid system THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) transparency regarding its…
‘Plastic-eating enzyme’ marketed in Southeast Asia alleged to be a scam A formula developed by a South African scientist, billed as an eco solution to plastic waste, pests and livestock nutrition, has been challenged by former business partners to be ‘fraudulent’ after forensic tests Revolutionary hydropower for ASEAN Hydropower technology is considered a clean renewable energy source. It is generated by converting kinetic and potential energy from falling water into rotating shaft power, which can be used to drive an electricity generator.
DOLE eyes partial lifting of deployment ban to Kuwait The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is considering the partial lifting of the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait following a meeting between the Philippine labor delegation and Kuwaiti officials. DOLE ‘unofficially’ welcomes ILO group to probe alleged deaths in labor sector The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is preparing to accept a high-level mission from the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is expected to probe the alleged mass killing of local trade unionists. Chinese workers in Philippines deported as Beijing cracks down on online crimes…
Jayvee Arbonida del Rosario (Student)
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What is to wake? As days blur by and memory fails, so too does the line between dream and reality fade. One is as ephemeral as the other. Perhaps, it is in this realm of warped time and lost futures, of muted joys and terrors, where things make more sense.
Marissa Lucido Iñigo (Admin Staff)
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Bagamat matagal at paulit-ulit na tayong naghihigpit at lumuluwag sa mga kwarantin na ipinapatupad sa ating bansa, iisa lang ang nababakas sa mga buhay ng mga Pilipino araw-araw, pagsulong at pagtataguyod sa pamilya sa kabila ng pagsubok na sinasagupa araw-araw.
Nababata ng mga manggagawa ang lahat para sa kanilang mga pamilya.
Nadagdag isuot araw-araw ang proteksyon laban sa nakakahawang sakit,
pero talaga nga bang napoproteksyunan tayo sa totoong sakit sa bansa?
“Ano nga ba ang tunay na pagsubok? Ang Pandemya o ang sistema?”
– Tanong ng Pilipinong lumalaban.
Gianina O. Cabanilla (REPS)
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The fury, the fire, the glory of endings and beginnings,
the bone melting pain of it all
Razel Ann Pelandas Esteban (Student)
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