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(Gulf Times) A ferry caught fire off a port near the Philippine capital Manila yesterday, leaving nine people missing and one injured, the coast guard said.
Emergency services rescued 73 of the 82 people who had been on board the MV Asia Philippines as it burned near the port of Batangas, a coast guard statement said.
They included a middle-aged woman who was taken to hospital with an unspecified injury, the statement said, adding nine other people were still missing.
Two coast guard search and rescue vessels were still looking for the missing and trying to put out the blaze as of early evening, hours after the ferry caught fire about 1.85km from shore.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
The ship had sailed from the port of Calapan on nearby Mindoro island in mid-afternoon with 48 passengers, 34 crew members and 16 motor vehicles on board, the coast guard said.
The vessel is authorised to carry 402 passengers, it added.
The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, is plagued by poor sea transport, with its badly regulated boats prone to overcrowding and accidents.
At least one person was killed after a fire engulfed a Philippine ferry off the central island of Bohol in June.
In May, seven people were killed when a fire ripped through a ferry carrying 134 passengers and crew off the port of Real, east of Manila… Read More

(Manila Bulletin) On the heels of their recently concluded Cebu Wedding Masterclass, Sony Philippines is set to hold this year’s second workshop for hybrid wedding photographers and videographers, this time in Manila on August 26 and 27!

Aiming to energize Filipinos’ creative and freelancing skills across the industry, Sony is set to hold the next installment of its Wedding Masterclass, a free in-person workshop and simulated wedding shoot at The Manila Hotel in Ermita, Manila from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on August 26 and 27. Interested Sony and non-Sony users alike can reserve a slot by choosing their preferred date at: bit.ly/3Cq4aeu.

Renowned wedding portrait and fashion photographer and Sony Alpha Professional Pilar Trigo Bonnin who was tapped to co-lead the Masterclass shares, “Compared to online workshops and even other wedding workshops, Sony’s Wedding Masterclass is definitely more intense since we are doing an actual live demonstration of a bridal shoot together with preparation and portraits of the groom.”

Ready to take audiences through her step-by-step process behind capturing the most picturesque portraits and shots, Bonnin points to the bridal and groom portraits as a crucial area every aspiring wedding photographer needs to master because this is the period the photographer interacts most with the couple… Read More

(PRN Asia) MANILA — Barenbliss(BNB) Peach Makes Perfect Lip Tint, owned by HEBE BEAUTY COSMETICS INC, finally launched in Philippines. Offering an extensive range of universally flattering shades and endless textures, it’s no wonder so many experts and industry insiders swear by the series.

BNB Peach Makes Perfect Lip tint is a peach scented Lip Tint that coats the lips with 6 natural goodness ingredients such as shea butter, jojoba oil, olive oil, meadowfoam seed oil, sunflower seed oil, and almond oil, keeping the lips nourished without an extra lip balm. The milky light gel texture creates glossy stained and shiny lips with soft-lustrous color which gives durable moisture and stain for up to 24 hours.

The Color Pop Formula produces intense colors. There are four colors, namely 01 Paradise found (glowy pinky red), 02 Pretty Please (lively peach coral color), 03 Take Change (shiny red cherry color), 04 Never Settle (intense reddish plum color).

In less than a year from its launch, the editor-approved product has already been awarded”The Best Korean Lip Tint”by Beautynesia, a leading beauty media in Indonesia. This achievement was achieved based on the results of a survey conducted by Beautynesia on hundreds of Beautynesians, a greeting from loyal readers of Beautynesia. It has also clinched an award at the Korean Beauty+ Awards in 2021… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — In today’s business world, it’s a well-known fact that call center outsourcing to the Philippines can save companies significant costs, making the Philippines the go-to outsourcing destination for US companies since 2002.

“In just twenty years, call center outsourcing has become a lucrative industry for the Philippines, currently totaling $28 billion in annual revenue. This accounts for 8% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP),” said Ralf Ellspermann, chief executive officer of PITON-Global, an award-winning call center outsourcing provider in the Philippines.

US companies that outsource to offshore providers in the Philippines include industry heavyweights like Facebook, Google and American Express… Read More

(Business World) A FORMER Education assistant secretary has admitted to committing a mistake by signing as a witness to a hastily prepared agreement with a government procurement agency for the purchase of what turned out to be allegedly overpriced laptops.

Senator Francis N. Tolentino, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, pointed out at a hearing on Tuesday that the memorandum of agreement between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Procurement Service under the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) included a law relating to food and drugs.

“What I see here is that the lawyers seemed to be in a hurry and adopted a template contract, forgetting to remove the FDA (Food and Drug Administration),” Mr. Tolentino said. “It’s good thing that the contract did not mention face masks since we are talking about laptops.”

Former Assistant Secretary Salvador C. Malana III, in response, said:

“I would admit that there were mistakes, not on the part of the legal department, but the lawyers involved in crafting the document. But I do take responsibility for having signed as a witness.”.. Read More

(Journal Online) Electricity is a necessity in the Philippines, and many are reliant on devices for work and for our personal life. Reports by We Are Social in 2021 revealed that Filipinos spend close to 11 hours on the internet each day, the highest record in the world.

Yet, power outages in the Philippines are a common experience among many as well. This caused a unique demand where e-commerce platforms saw an increased interest in items such as solar panels, and solar-powered products to combat the issue of frequent blackouts.

Taking a step deeper to understand the needs of online consumers, iPrice’s insights team conducted a study analyzing the demand for products such as solar panels, solar-powered lights, and solar power banks in the Philippines in the past 5 years… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Department of Trade and Industry assured Thursday that the country’s salt supply is enough, despite the agency approving a price hike for the commodity.

DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said they allowed some manufacturers to raise prices as it has been around six years since their last increase.

“Mayroon talaga tayong in-allow na magtaas ng presyo ng asin. Kailangan maintindihan natin that itong mga manufacturer na ito (ay) sobrang tagal nang hindi nagtataas ng presyo. Parang umabot na ng 4, 5, 6 years bago sila nag-request ulit,” said Castelo in a public briefing… Read More

(Manila Bulletin) The shift to various forms of electrified vehicles (xEVs) is rapidly accelerating in the Philippines, with the industry seeing the fastest adoption rates yet since the very first Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) was introduced commercially in the country in 2009.

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), whose groundbreaking HEV, the Prius, pioneered the electrification movement, is leading this shift with 95% of xEV users in the Philippines today driving an electrified model from its Toyota and Lexus lines.

Based on the recent official figures from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI), as of end of June 2022, there are already 1,013 total xEVs sold in the market, surpassing the 2021 total volume of 843 and 2020’s 378. A total of 962 of the 2022 year-to-date sales are Toyota and Lexus models… Read More