May, 2024

• 17 May

  Climate-adaptive designs for school buildings, other structures pushed

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Since there is nothing that can be done about the extreme heat and other climatic aberrations in the coming years, the government must come up with climate-adaptive school buildings and other public buildings to ensure that schooling of the youth and livelihood of civil servants will not be sacrificed everytime abnormal climate conditions occur in …

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• 17 May

  13.3% of digital transactions in Phl classified as fraud

  

  By Rose de la Cruz The 2024 TransUnion report on the State of Ominichannel Fraud Report said that 13.3 percent of account logins for digital transactions in the Philippines were suspected as Digital Fraud in 2023. The data also said the volume of suspected digital fraud worldwide rose 14 percent year-on-year in 2023 and 105 percent from 2019 to 2023, …

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• 16 May

  Will there be chaos on the roads tomorrow?

  

  By Rose de la Cruz The deadline to remove  unconsolidated jeepneys from the roads takes effect tomorrow (May 16)  and yet drivers and operators of the unconsolidated jeepneys have been waging protests against their phase out with “anti-poor” modern jeepneys and mini buses, that would make them obtain loans of P2.4 million each just to be able to continue plying …

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• 16 May

  Mindoro rallies, stuns Abra in OT

  

  The Mindoro Tamaraws rallied to force overtime then scored the game’s last six points to stun the Abra Weavers, 80-76, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season on Wednesday at the Batangas City Coliseum. Trailing, 54-64, the Tamaraws banked on Tey Teodoro’s back-to-back triples and Andres Desiderio’s five-point wind-up to knot the count at 72 in regulation. The …

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• 16 May

  Farmers’ group says no to restoring NFA’s import powers

  

  By Rose de la Cruz Farmers’ group SINAG (or the Samahang Industrya ng Agrikultural) is opposing efforts to revive the import powers of the National Food Authority but for government to just allow the agency to use its P17 billion (from last year’s unused procurement budget of P8 billion plus P9 billion this year) for palay procurement from local farmers …

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• 16 May

  SM Group unites 16 couples in mass wedding

  

  The 8th Kasalan sa SM mass wedding tied the knot for 16 couples on May 15, 2024, at the Shrine of Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life Church, MOA Complex, Pasay City. This event, organized by SM Supermalls and the Felicidad T. Sy Foundation, Inc. (FTSFI), also included proud members of the SuperMoms Club, making the occasion even …

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• 16 May

  Pasay, Rizal hurdle MPBL rivals, S. Cotabato prevails

  

  The Pasay Voyagers and Rizal Xentromall Golden Coolers took different routes toward victories in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season elimination round on Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. The Voyagers withstood the Iloilo United Royals’ final assault to prevail, 81-77, in the nightcap while the Rizal Golden Coolers stormed ahead in the third quarter before …

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• 16 May

  PH to host World Floorball Asia-Oceania qualifiers

  

  The fast-paced and fast-growing sport of floorball will be in full display when the Philippines hosts the Men’s Floorball Championships Asia-Oceania Qualifiers on May 21 to 25 at PhilSports. Eight countries are in the fold including Australia, New Zealand, China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. The top three finishers will qualify to the World Floorball Championships set in …

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• 16 May

  SBA to hold pro billiards league

  

  Philippine billiards gets a needed shot in the arm with the holding of the first ever professional pool league this year. Four teams representing the country’s major islands Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao make up the initial cast competing in the inaugural Sharks Billiards Association. Some of the finest players and rising stars of the sport will make up the composition …

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• 16 May

  DoTr studies Pasig River ferry to augment rails

  

  By Rose de la Cruz A study on making the Pasig River ferry an augmentation to the train services to ease the transport shortage in the National Capital Region is now being undertaken by the Department of Transportation. Once completed, the department will bid out the contract to develop the Manila-Bay- Pasig River- Marikina-Laguna lake ferry system by next year. …

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