MANILA (Mabuhay) – ACTOR Rayver Cruz is already moving on from his relationship with Cristine Reyes and said that the actress is now free to date anyone. “Kung saan or kung kanino man siya ma-link, wala na akong mali doon. If she’s dating there’s nothing wrong with that kasi single naman siya. Ako din naman, […]
CLARK AIR BASE (Mabuhay) — The Philippine Air Force showcased its skills during its 66th anniversary program with its aircraft staging a high-speed opener pass and a fly-by. Air Force commanding general Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalino Dela Cruz renewed the PAF’s mandate to assist in humanitarian and disaster response and protecting the country’s borders. “Kami […]
By Monserrat C. GomezPhilippine Daily Inquirer 12:19 am | Sunday, July 7th, 2013 Margarita was 30 years old when she came into our household. I had just delivered my first child and was in need of a nanny. She was the cousin of a friend’s maid and had previously worked in a hospital nursery in Cebu, assisting senior nurses caring for newborns. She was just 4’8” tall. She was typically promdi (from the province) and spoke no English and very little Tagalog. Margarita came from Misamis Occidental. So, our first challenge was communication. Hard as it was to talk to each other—me in my hybrid English and Tagalog or Taglish, she in her heavily accented Visayan-Tagalog—we somehow managed and famously got along. She was great with the baby and a happy soul, always singing and laughing, and talking to herself, as she went about her chores. Soon after my second daughter was born, Margarita was adamantly against our getting another nanny to look after the new baby, insisting that she was fully capable of taking care of both the new arrival and our other three-year-old. My daughters grew to love her because she was fun and playful, and so protective of them. As they learned to talk, she became Yaya to them. When the kids were six and three, we were presented with an opportunity to move to the United States. Great as the offer was, I told my husband that we would only go on the condition that we Read More …
MANILA (Mabuhay) -– Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Tuesday announced that President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has approved the hiring of 15,000 civilian employees for the Philippine National Police (PNP). The move, Roxas said, is part of the efforts of the DILG to improve police visibility as the civilian […]
MANILA, Philippines – Philips, a diversified consumer health care and lighting company, has stressed the importance of energy efficiency initiatives in the Philippines. Harjit Gill, chief executive officer of Philips Asean & Pacific, said it is important to raise consumers’ awareness on energy efficiency, saying it would strongly benefit the economy. Gill recently spoke during the recent 8th Asia Clean Energy Forum organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In the same forum, officials presented the results of an ADB study, which said that if governments push for more energy efficiency investments, there would be less need to build power plants. This, in turn, would free up government funds for spending elsewhere, the ADB study said. Gill said that as a company, Philips has a wide array of consumer products such as LED lights that promote energy efficiency. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The company is banking on growing sales in the Philippines and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region to hit its double-digit growth target for the year. “The plan is to grow our business here,” Gill said. “The region is growing. Our ambition is to grow double-digit,” she said. Growth will come from Philips three major business segments – healthcare, consumer lifestyle and lighting. In the first quarter of the year, Philips grew 34 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by strong consumer demand. In the Philippines, she said the company would continue to bring energy efficient lighting solutions and would target several institutional Read More …
MANILA, Philippines – SM Development Corp. (SMDC) recently launched its latest residential condominium project, Breeze Residences, during ceremonies at the SMDC Grand Showroom in the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. Conveniently located along Roxas Blvd., Breeze Residences is a 38-story, single tower condominium that is within easy reach of shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations such as the Mall of Asia Complex, Entertainment City and Star City. It is also easily accessible to transport hubs such as NAIA 1, 2 and 3, EDSA-Taft MRT station, and bus transit points along EDSA. It is also within close proximity to various educational, medical, and religious establishments, as well as cultural and tourist hotspots. Master planned to suit the needs and lifestyles of single young professionals, expats and starting families, the amenities of Breeze Residences include a grand lobby, two lap pools, a kiddie pool, landscaped gardens with covered gazebos, poolside lounge areas, a children’s playground and a Sky Lounge at the penthouse, from which residents can unwind over panoramic views of Manila Bay or the Manila skyline. Residents will also enjoy the convenience of having various commercial establishments at the ground floor. Breeze Residences offers studio and one-bedroom units with balconies, designed to capitalize on magnificent views of both Manila bay and the Makati cityscape. Unit sizes range from 22 square meters (sqm) to 41 sqm. The current selling prices of the units are from about P2 million to P4.9 million. Construction of Breeze Residences commenced in May 2013, and target Read More …
MANILA, Philippines – Information technology (IT) solutions provider Fritz and Macziol Asia Inc. has opened a new office in Makati City as it seeks to expand its workforce and operations. Ernesto Alfredo Cruz, Fritz and Macziol Asia senior vice president for sales and marketing, said in an interview that the company decided to move to Zuellig building in Makati City from the Net One Center in Taguig City as part of its expansion plan. “We are already expanding…We were occupying two floors (in Taguig) and we need more. We needed an additional floor but they couldn’t give us anymore,” he said. The size of the new office, he said, is double the space previously occupied by the company and would allow the company to hire more IT professionals. “Initially, in the workforce, we are targeting to add 30 to 40 percent,” he said. The company has around 70 employees at present.
MANILA (Mabuhay) — President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday revealed plans to appoint former Iloilo Representative Janet Garin as undersecretary of the Department of Health (DOH). “She will bring a lot of political savvy to DOH, [and] will enhance cooperation between DOH and especially the local government units, as well as the national offices,” President […]
MANILA (Mabuhay) — The National Housing Authority (NHA) is building in Metro Manila some 6,400 dwelling units (DUs) for informal settlers who prefer in-city housing and will be relocated there from the region’s danger areas. “We’ll deliver those DUs beginning October this year,” said NHA General Manager Chito Cruz. He noted that the completed DUs […]
The wife of Filipino boxing icon Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. is a now certified hero, too, having saved a drowning child despite being nine months pregnant last July 4. Donaire, in a post on his Twitter account, said his wife Rachel was admitted to a hospital for fetal monitoring after saving the child. “Wifey admitted into ER for fetal monitoring. Shes full term but not due for another 17 days. Praying things are ok,” he said in a post with times tamp 4:24 a.m. The administrator of Donaire’s Twitter account said Mrs. Donaire was admitted in a hospital for fetal monitoring after saving a drowning child. “During 4th of July, a friend’s son disappeared underneath the water. Rachel didn’t hesitate to jump in to save the child but injured herself in the process. Nonito said she ‘moved so quickly it scared me,’” the administrator of Donaire’s account tweeted. Rachel woke up with sharp pain and was admitted in the hospital where she was monitored for over an hour and was diagnosed with a strained ligament. But doctors said the baby in her womb is unaffected, and ordered bed rest for her “for a couple days.” Mrs. Donaire is on her ninth month this July with their first child – they are expecting a boy, Donaire’s Twitter account administrator added. The feat earned Mrs. Donaire praises from tweeps. “The wife of Nonito The @filipinoflash Donaire saves a drowning boy while 9 months pregnant! Mabuhay! #Respeto #Bayani,” tweeted IamSuperPupung. Another Read More …