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Pag-IBIG Fund grants 5,074 socialized home loans to low-wage earners in Q1 2021, up by 25%

Pag-IBIG Fund granted socialized home loans to 5,074 members from the minimum-wage and low-income sectors totaling P2.2 billion in the first three months of 2021 despite the continuing pandemic, according to the top executives of the agency. Socialized home loans make up about 25%...

Faith, Hallyu, and COVID-19: top 3 topics for Filipinos on Facebook for March 2021

Faith, sports and entertainment, COVID-19, international affairs, brands, government affairs and social media are the top issues discussed in Filipinos’ posts in Facebook in March 2021. A big data analysis conducted by campaigns  consultancy and management firm BluePrint.PH last March showed that influencers also...

Enjoy Subway’s Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread with Sliced Chicken 2 for P220 Promo this Valentine’s

Delicious Sandwiches for Sharing In this month of hearts, get ready to fall head over heels in love with Subway’ newest offering—the 2 for P220 Ultimate Cheesy Garlic Bread with Sliced Chicken Promo. This ultimate cheesy treat aims to satiate your cravings for delightfully tempting—but...

8 new Filipino scholars will build PHL’s Maya-5, Maya-6 nanosats

The Philippine Space Program is surging forward and its leaders are being true to their word of having the country’s satellites made by Filipinos. The second batch of eight Filipino scholars who will construct the Philippines’ Maya-5 and Maya-6 cube nanosatellites (nanosats or...

Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns

The biggest tech companies want you to know that they're taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through mountains of data, analyze faces or build virtual assistants doesn't spill over to the dark side. But their efforts to...

Notes on the endangered tawilis and taklobo

The Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has included the freshwater fish tawilis (scientific name: Sardinella tawilis) in the global list of endangered species. Tawilis can only be found in the waters of Taal Lake in Batangas province. “Within Lake Taal, there are major...

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LAGUNA REGIONAL HOSPITAL : From Vision to Reality

A tertiary government hospital with comprehensive medical services and facilities is set to rise in the province of Laguna. Congresswoman Ruth Hernandez and Governor Ramil...

Portable Magic: Books and their power to transport worlds…and why reading books has to be encouraged in the Philippines

The child loved reading fairy tales. But she had a very peculiar view of Prince Charming. “Mama,” she told her mother. “I don’t like...

Faith, Hallyu, and COVID-19: top 3 topics for Filipinos on Facebook for March 2021

Faith, sports and entertainment, COVID-19, international affairs, brands, government affairs and social media are the top issues discussed in Filipinos’ posts in Facebook in...

Building schools of essential ingredients

An empowering education and learning model for learners of the City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas The City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas has a predominantly young...