Photo courtesy of MMDA After more than five decades—it’s back—the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has revived the pre-Martial Law (declaration) era ‘Love Bus’ that was first launched by the Metropolitan Manila Transit Corporation on January 26, 1976. But this time, the iconic bus has been relaunched with electric buses that will provide ‘free rides’…
Agri chief ‘Kiko’ Tiu-Laurel Jr. sees at first hand China’s smart farming technology in Zhejiang. (Photo from the Philippine News Agency) There is a critical aspect in the smart farming that needs to be looked into before the Philippines can truly adopt new technologies that would pave the way for Filipino farmers to utilize methods…
Job seekers look at employment vacancies in San Fernando, La Union. (Photo from the Philippine Information Agency) Despite the best efforts by the Marcos Jr. administration to attract local and foreign investments to create more jobs, the country’s unemployment rate went up to 6.0 percent at the start of the third quarter of the year from…
Last year, illegal mining known as ‘banlas’ were ordered dismantled by local government authorities in South Cotabato. Sources from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) disclosed that a local official in South Cotabato have alerted the authorities that illegal hydraulic mining operations in low-lying areas of the controversial Tampakan project could trigger catastrophic…
President ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. officiated the oathtaking of ex-senator ‘Manny’ Pacquiao as secretary of NAPC) in Malacañan. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) Following the transfer of the administrative supervision of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), former senator and boxing icon Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao has been appointed…
With the European Union still undecided whether it will deploy election observers in the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls on September 14, the Asian Network for Free Elections and National Democratic Institute has deployed a 10-member joint Technical Assessment Mission to monitor developments during the campaign period. This came following an…
Despite the peso hitting a record low at, the Philippines can still reach this year’s growth target, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Philippine Institute for Development Studies senior fellow John Paolo Rivera said the peso remained weak mainly due to external factors, particularly “higher oil prices amid renewed Middle East tensions, elevated global…
Photo courtesy of No To Pax Silica/Facebook More than 70 organizations have added their voice to the growing opposition against the government’s plan to push through with the proposed establishment of an economic security zone (ESZ) in New Clark City in Tarlac, as well as the pursuit of backing the Washington-led Pax Silica global alliance for…
A harmful truth is better than a useful lie. — German novelist Thomas Mann Unknown to the public, there was something else that happened in the raid conducted by the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) on the warehouse in Santa Maria, Bulacan this past August. We may say that the controversy is now…
BBM Vlog on Feb. 1, 2026. Screen grabbed from Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr’s video/Facebook. Recognizing the need to administer long-term solutions to solve the massive flooding experienced by the country, the Marcos Jr. administration is eyeing to implement a P351 billion Flood Management Master Plan that would hopefully address the perennial problem. Last week, President…