As part of a province with a rich historical tradition, Tanza in Cavite is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn in as President of the revolutionary government of the Philippines. It is also the birthplace of Felipe G. Calderon, who composed the Malolos Constitution. SM Prime Holdings recently opened its 80th supermall in Tanza, Cavite. With Tanza as Cavite’s …

Liza Diño-Seguerra and Ice Seguerra (Photo Credit: Liza Diño-Seguerra’s facebook) It isn’t only because of love but out of professionalism and multitasking as well that former chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and actress Liza Diño-Seguerra has been doing production assistance work for her husband Ice Seguerra. Tomorrow, Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8 pm, Liza …

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) announced that all new customers applying for a LANDBANK deposit account shall be provided a cardless account, effective 04 October 2022.  New account holders will be enrolled in the LANDBANK iAccess and Mobile Banking App (MBA), and will benefit from having convenient access to digital banking services, including inter-bank transactions via InstaPay and …

The day of reckoning has come. Will controversial actor-singer Markki Stroem come up successfully as a major solo performer when he takes center stage of the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (TIG), the Black Box of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) at 7:30 tonight, October 14, 2022? Markki, one of the stalwarts in Philippine musical theater headlines the first act …

BAYBAY, Leyte –The families of close to 200 individuals who either perished or disappeared following a landslide in a village here in April received financial assistance from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The distribution of cash aid was held at the city’s gymnasium from October 11 to 13, 2022. PAGCOR released P5.5 million or P30,000 to each fatality …

Manila Water remains committed to maintain its non-revenue water (NRW) after reporting an average NRW level of 12%, as of September 2022. This level of NRW is unprecedented in the history of the Philippine water sector and is among the lowest in the whole of Asia. The standard NRW rate, as recommended by World Bank, is 25% or lower. From …

The CMA CGM Group continues to deploy the largest vessel, in capacity, at the Port of Melbourne (PoMC) breaking their own record previously held by the CMA CGM Ural at 10,622 TEU operated by ANL on the Australia Asia Express 2 (AAX2) service.  Like the CMA CGM Ural, the CMA CGM Estelle berthed at Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) in …

In partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) continues to ramp up the distribution of cash grants to farmer-beneficiaries under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) Program.  As of 30 September 2022, LANDBANK has produced Intervention Monitoring Cards (IMCs) for 54,188 beneficiaries nationwide, of which 26,523 hail from …

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (Branch 24) convicted former officers of the now closed Rural Bank of Magsingal, Inc. (RB Magsingal) for violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 8791 (The General Banking Law of 2000), in relation to RA No. 7653, as amended (The New Central Bank Act), and the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). RTC …

With the perennial rise of the Marikina River, especially during typhoon season, which often causes it to breach its banks, Manila Water continues to improve the flood resiliency of its facilities built near the river to ensure that flooding would not disrupt nor endanger the operations of the facilities, particularly the Olandes Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and Marikina North STP. …