Mangrobang tops Leg 2 of HOKA Trilogy Run Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Triathlon queen Kim Mangrobang stole the show in Leg 2 of the HOKA Trilogy Run Asia on Sunday, ruling the women’s 10K category at SM Mall of Asia Grounds.
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Alert level 2 up over Kanlaon Volcano after 'explosive eruption'
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday raised the alert level of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2 after it recorded an explosive eruption.
DAR Turns Over P7-M Tissue Culture Laboratory To Boost Iloilo Farmer’s Livelihood
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the province of Iloilo turned over a P7 million worth of Tissue Culture Laboratory with a Greenhouse Facility at Sitio Bangkal, Brgy. Guinobatan, New Lucena, Iloilo to spike up the production of farmers in this community.
DoubleDragon and Jollibee unveil new 'combo' strategy
DoubleDragon [DD 11.40 ?1.8%; 141% avgVol] and Jollibee [JFC 216.40 ?0.2%; 271% avgVol] [link] opened a new store format in DD’s CityMall-Calamba Laguna location that offers a four-brand combo store out of one kitchen. Customers can now go to a single location and order items from Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Greenwich, and Chowking in a “combined ordering process”. JFC calls this a “Multi-Brand Store” (MBS).
Press Release - Bong Go's Malasakit Team assists hundreds of displaced workers in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac; commends gov't programs that provide livelihood opportunities for the poor
Amid circumstances brought about by economic challenges, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go dispatched his team and coordinated with Governor Susan Yan to provide support to 531 displaced workers in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac on Wednesday, May 29.
Press Release - Ambulances for Southern Luzon towns turned over by DOH with Bong Go's support during his visit in Tanauan City, Batangas to also aid displaced workers, fire victims
The Department of Health officially turned over new ambulances for the communities of Tanauan City and Alitagtag in Batangas, as well as Luisiana in Laguna, in collaboration with Senator Christopher "Bong" Go as Chair of the Senate Health Committee and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Finance.
Press Release - Bong Go highlights role of cooperatives in empowering communities as he provides support through Malasakit sa Kooperatiba program in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go emphasized the crucial role of cooperatives in communities during the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba program spearheaded by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with the support of the senator on Thursday, May 30.
Not Filipino enough
In the current feeding frenzy over Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s allegedly questionable citizenship (to which I admittedly contributed with my tongue-in-cheek take two weeks ago), a consensus appears to have formed that Mayor Guo isn’t Filipino, or isn’t Filipino enough. All kinds of “tests” of “Filipino-ness” have come up online, things that every homegrown Pinoy is supposed to know: dinuguan, chismis, Dolphy, chaka, peks man, etc.