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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:12 p.m.)— Water levels in La Mesa Dam have escalated on Wednesday and are inches away from its reach spill level due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.
Hosting the perfect wedding can be an extensive task even if you're a Bollywood star with a village to help you take it on. Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal's wedding, even though intimate, involved multiple occasions, meeting family, friends and Bollywood celebrities all under one roof - all of which even though fun, can be exhausting. The decision to recover and recuperate was an obvious one. The couple ditched the popular European honeymoon plan for a trip to reset at The Farm at Saint Benita in the Philippines and if you needed another reason to believe they do things differently but well enough, here's another one. Renowned for its holistic wellness programs and serene environment, this sanctuary provided the newlyweds with the perfect escape to rejuvenate and begin their new journey together.
SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. is seeking a review of the implementation of Batas Pambansa 344, otherwise known as the "Accessibility Law" that mandates buildings, institutions, establishments and public utilities to install facilities to enhance the mobility of persons with disabilities (PWDs).
MANILA, Philippines — Benefits can outweigh the costs of banning Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
San Miguel [SMC 99.50 ?3.1%; 115% avgVol] [link] disclosed that one of its directors, Ramon F. Villavicencio, resigned effective July 31st. SMC’s disclosure said that Mr. Villavicencio did not provide a reason for his resignation.MB BOTTOM-LINE: Mr. Villavicencio resigned as chairman of Basic Energy [BSC 0.14 ?1.4%; 371% avgVol] earlier this year due to health concerns, so perhaps today’s resignation follows along that same path. Mr. Villavicencio is a well-connected veteran of the petroleum and energy sectors. His son, Rafael Villavicencio, currently owns BS
MANILA, Philippines — While he conceded that President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address was well-delivered, opposition legislator and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman still found the speech wanting, more specifically on details on how to go about the policies set forth.
MANILA: The Philippines and China have "reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement" for resupply missions to a beached Filipino naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The department of foreign affairs (DFA) did not provide details on the arrangement for the Philippines' resupply missions to the Sierra Madre on the Second Thomas Shoal.