UK trade group sends DU30 plea

(Daily Tribune) Signing the Vape bill into law will lead to a substantial smoking rate reduction in the Philippines, in the same way, that the use of less harmful alternatives such as e-cigarettes helped the United Kingdom (UK) address smoking… Continue Reading →

Companies to implement oil price hike anew

(SunStar) PETROLEUM companies announced on Monday, April 18, 2022, another increase in fuel prices. Companies will implement an additional P0.45 per liter for gasoline and kerosene and P1.70 per liter for diesel. Caltex Petroleum Corporation will implement the price adjustments… Continue Reading →

Living with a volcano

(Daily Tribune) Last February, I went to Barangay Buso-buso and Barangay Banyaga in Laurel, Batangas with the director and staff of the Philippine branch of the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), a non-governmental organization (NGO) providing services to… Continue Reading →

OP360 to Hire 500+ at New Davao Site

(Journal Online) OP360 aims to hire 500+ Davaoeños for both onsite and remote roles this year as it expects to officially launch its Davao site in Q3. DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES — OfficePartners360 (OP360) celebrated its expansion into Mindanao with a… Continue Reading →

NUJP reactivates safety office amid attacks

(Bulatlat) MANILA — A month before the elections, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) relaunched on April 13 its Media Safety Office as attacks against the Philippine press persist. NUJP chairperson Jonathan de Santos said journalists have… Continue Reading →