The Medical City (TMC) Iloilo chief executive officer, Dr. Felix Ray Villa; TMC Iloilo Radiology Department head, Dr. Douglas Budok; TMC Iloilo MRI Section’s Dr. Agnes Karen Que; and TMC Iloilo chief operations officer Jerson Agregado

TMC Iloilo launches WV’s most advanced MRI service

ILOILO City – The Medical City (TMC) Iloilo officially launched the most advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service in Western Visayas on Feb. 15. TMC...
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno says they expect revenue collections to surpass pre-pandemic levels this 2022. DBM PHOTO

Diokno: Gov’t should be ‘more aggressive’ vs inflation

FINANCE secretary Benjamin Diokno said the Executive Department has to be “more aggressive and focused” to tackle inflation, which reached a 14-year high in...
Handwoven fabric known as “patadyong” is now on display at the Senate. Mario Manzano, chairman of the Bagtason Loom Weavers Association (BLWA), said on Friday, Feb. 17, they are now cultivating a model farm that will be a source of natural dye for their handwoven fabric in Barangay Bagtason, Bugasong, Antique. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIO MANZANO

Antique loom weavers cultivate model farm for natural dye

ANTIQUE – A loom weavers group in Bugasong town here started cultivating a model farm as a source of natural dye for handwoven fabric...
as they arrive at the Eva Macapagal Super Terminal in Manila on Feb. 15, 2023. MARK DEMAYO/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Gov’t urged to support maritime sector, reduce hiring fees

THE government must explore ways to reduce fees paid by foreign shipping firms when hiring Filipino seafarers to avoid a decline in employment numbers,...
Oil companies announced yesterday that diesel prices will be reduced by P3 per liter, gasoline by P2.10 per liter and kerosene by P2:30 per liter today. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Gasoline, diesel price hikes expected this week – DOE

GASOLINE and diesel prices are expected to increase on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Department of Energy (DOE) said the possible price adjustment was due to...

Chatbots – yay or nay?

CHATBOTS are increasingly becoming the primary method of customer interactions online. This channel has become the norm for many companies as a way of improving...

LANDBANK launches scholarship program for dependents of ARBs, farmers, fishers

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) launched a new scholarship program designed to assist deserving dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and small...
The New 2023 MG GT is locally available through The Covenant Car Company, Inc. – MG Philippines.

New 2023 MG GT Sport Sedan: Live to defy

WHEN William Morris and Cecil Kimber first opened Morris Garages in the early 1920s, their goal was simple: team up to make the British...
Silver Spirit cruise ship carrying 317 passengers was welcomed by Tourism and city government officials, along with performers of native Philippine music and dance at the Manila South Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

PH cruise tourism back after 3 years

THE Philippines’ cruise tourism is seen to bounce back after three years since the onset of the pandemic, with 139 port calls and over...
The Department of Agriculture Region 6, with the support of the Municipal Agriculture Office of Calinog, implements its hybrid rice derby project in the 100-hectare contiguous area in the aforementioned town. DA-RAFIS 6 PHOTO

Marcos OKs adopting hybrid rice to boost production

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed to adopt hybrid rice in an effort to boost farm yields, Malacañang said on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Presidential Communications...