Category: News

Public urged to remain vigilant vs. cyberscams, cybercrimes

Image from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman_using_computer.jpg Melanie was convinced that it was her friend Sandra who scheduled a “girl’s day out” in one of the most happening and upscale malls in Metro Manila.  For one, a message for the meet up was sent through…

DepEd honors fallen SAF heroes

Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro FSC orders all public schools nationwide to observe 44 seconds of silence and one second for peace tuwing flag-raising ceremony pag Lunes to pay tribute to the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action…

DOTC pushes for BRT as solution for mass transportation woes

  Image from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/374674/news/metromanila/slideshow-mayhem-and-panic-at-the-mrt-crash-scene The MRT-3 operational problem has been in the news for quite some time now, what with the daily technical problems and glitches the train has been experiencing for the past several months. These woes seem to have…

Vigan advances in race to become “New7Wonders City” 

Image from http://www.ivanhenares.com/2010/05/ilocos-sur-historic-town-of-vigan.html Cobblestone roads, historic Spanish-era architecture, Ilocos empanada. These are only some of the treasures one can find in the City of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. At ngayon, pambato na naman…

Facebook privacy: 5 things na dapat tandaan

Ibinasura kamakailan ng Supreme Court ang petisyong ihinain ng parents ng dalawang high school students laban sa kanilang pinasukang Catholic school, ang St. Theresa’s College, Cebu (STC). Hindi kasi pinayagan ng STC na maka-martsa sa graduation rites ng school ang…

Taguig opens 24-hour public health services

Walang sinasantong oras ang sakit at sakuna kaya importante para sa mga public health services na bukas araw-araw sa loob ng 24 hours. “Kadalasan, dumarating ang mga medical emergency sa mga oras na hindi natin inaasahan,” ayon kay Taguig Mayor…

DOE to beef up LPG, petroleum product safety efforts

Sunog dito, sunog doon! Television newscasts are riddled with stories about fires almost daily. Although the locations are different, the causes of the fires are basically the same: electrical overload, naiwanang kandila o sinaing, o depektibong LPG tanks. The last…