President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Metro Manila City Mayors as well as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to relax the lockdown measures in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area which includes Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal, placing it under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. This …
Picture this: It’s summer, you look for a nice place to relax and unwind. Maybe go to the beach, find a private pool, or just go somewhere relaxing like Tagaytay or Baguio, anywhere to cool you down and escape the summer heat. If this was 2019, you can go ahead and do all these things. …
President Rodrigo Duterte announced Wednesday, April 28 the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces until May 14. This comes after the recommendations of experts and the Department of Health (DOH) to keep the strict lockdown restrictions to help decongest hospitals and further lower the positivity rate in …
As the country continues to embrace digital transformation and embrace innovation from within, the country’s credit bureau agency CIBI Information Inc (CIBI) recently signed a strategic partnership with Singapore-based AI and big data company ADVANCE.AI to use AI and computer vision technology in expanding business intelligence support and services for Philippine businesses. CIBI President and …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic demands to be felt, moreso in the Philippines as it continues to struggle with containing the pandemic. While industries and businesses continue to cope with the varying government restrictions, it is the workforce that carries the burden of continuing to deliver and maintain productivity, despite the health situation’s impact …
As the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine concluded, the government announced new classifications for various areas and regions to better control the health situation across the country. According to the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) Resolution No. 109, the reclassification of the following areas is in effect from April 12-30, 2021: Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine …
As travel continues to be disrupted around the world because of the ongoing pandemic, airlines have pivoted to include various benefits and add-ons that will help secure the health and safety of their passengers. Japan Airlines (JAL) is among those carriers and it has been recently awarded the highest levels of COVID-19 safety certifications from …
Women are more self-aware, motivational, selfless, compassionate, and transformative. People nowadays look for these traits in a leader as it shows that those who possess them prove to be more effective and tend to have programs that cater to people’s needs. And true enough, women of today are stepping up and showing the world how …
In this predominantly Roman Catholic country, the Holy Week is observed from March 28 to April 4, 2021. Filipino families have grown accustomed to using this time to bond together and plan vacations as it is a long weekend. However, it’s important to keep in mind a few things to ensure that everyone is safe …
In a virtual press briefing led by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to place the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan, and Rizal under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from March 29, 2021 to April 4, 2021. Below …