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• SteelAsia CEO Ya named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2019
  STEELASIA Manufacturing Corp. Chairman and CEO Benjamin O. Yao will be representing the Philippines in the prestigious Ernst & Young (EY) World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco in Jne 2020 after he was named recently the Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines ( EOYP)
• Duterte and people power
  As the Philippines marked earlier this week the 34th anniversary of the historic 1986 People power uprising that toppled the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, the current president, quite unsuprisingly, skipped the official commemorations.
• A fruitful venture
  Rhea Penaso Tariman started her fruit selling business at the Pala-o Public Market in Iligan City in 2009 with only P3,000 as capital,
• DepEd to monitor technology use in public schools
  In a statement issued yesterday, the DepEd said it has taken into consideration various research on technology use in schools prior to the implementation of its computeration program.
• DOH partners with group for anti-goiter campaign
  In the effort to combat goiter, the Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with various government agencies and private organizations to scale up promotion of the use of iodized salt.
• Foreign companies wary as China launches new investment law
  BEIJING (AFP) - Accus - tomed to unfulfilled promises from the Chinese government, foreign businesses are keeping a wary eye on a nascent law aimed at addressing their long-standing grievances about unfair treatment in the world's second largest economy.
• Marcial warns PBA players of sanction
  PBA commissioner Willie Marcial reminded players to seek the permission of their mother ballclubs and the league in order to avoid being sanctioned for joining in non-sanctioned games known as "Ligang Labas."
• The basic tool of democracy
  Last week when I was walking into the building where my office is located (in Intramurous), as I passed the vendor near the lobby, I overheard a guy asking directions from the vendor on where he should go to apply as a voter.
• New tax reforms can boost small, countryside businesses
  As the business permit season has passed and the income tax season is beginning to dawn, talks about taxes and recent tax reform proposals are up.
• What to eat to avoid and treat cancer; Your guide to nutraceuticals
  When faced with the big C, patients would normally ask their physicians about what food they should eat during treatment or what else they can take to prevent recurrence when they go on remission after treatment.
• Ajinomoto funds scholarship grants for Filipino students
  Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC), through the Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation, will grant select Filipino students a full scholarship in master's course at specified graduate schools in top universities in Japan, including University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Nagoya University.
• Cebu City enforces new temporary traffic rules
  Starting Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, the Cebu City Transportation office (CCTO) allowed motorists to park for free in the city's designated pay parking areas around the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino.
• Duterte to find funds to solve cebu traffic
  PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte promised on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, that he will help Cebuanos address the "horrendous" traffic in the metro by finding a source of fund for a traffic solution project.
• Cebu-based 53rd Engineer Brigade helps Taal volcano evacuees in Batangas
  The personnel of the Philippine Army (PA) - 53rd Engineer Brigade delivered 500 blankets, pillows and bath towels to the sites in Batangas, southern Luzon where the families evacuated after the eruption of Taal Volcano.
• APSA holds summit on Philippine education
  The recent PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) findings which showed that among 79 countries, we were may down the list - the lowest in reading, and second to the lowest in mathematics and science, was a "wake-up call," a reminder that we must undertake a serious look at our educational system.
• LGUs, private firms urged to recycle wastewater
  WATER solutions provider Mactan Rock Industries Inc. (MRII) has logged a healthy revenue in 2019 on the back of the government's infrastructure program.
• What to look for in an investment manager
  For many high net worth individuals, keeping and growing their wealth is an important preoccupation.
• Entrepreneurs finds treasure from junk
  Noel Sayosa of Antipolo, Rizal makes a living by buying scrap metal and other items some people consider as junk, proving the old adage "May pera sa basura" is indeed true.
• Priest rearrested for molesting 50 victims
  Director Guillermo Eleazar, National Capital Region Police Office chief, served the warrants to Fr. Kenneth Pius Hendricks at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) jail at around 11 a.m.
• Pope challenged on sex abuse during World Youth Day
  PANAMA CITY (AP) - Young people challenged Pope Francis on the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and the plight of Christians in the Middle East as the youth took center stage Saturday in the final events of World Youth Day in Panama.
• Pope challenged on sex abuse during World Youth Day
  PANAMA CITY (AP) - Young people challenged Pope Francis on the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and the plight of Christians in the Middle East as the youth took center stage Saturday in the final events of World Youth Day in Panama.
• NCRPO: No food, drinks on MRT, LRT
  Posters and signboards informing commuters about the new policy have been put up at the rail lines' stations and train doors as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) urged the riding public to cooperate.
• 50 M tons of 'e-waste' thrown away yearly
  Highlighting the rising challenge posed by mountains of discarded electronics, seven UN entities have come together to launch the report to offer some solutions to a behemoth-sized problem that is making the world sicker and adding to environmental degradation.
• DepEd sees large turnout in early student registration
  As of Jan. 28, a total of 760,530 learners already had their information encoded in the Early Registration Module of the Learner Information System (LIS) of the DepEd
• Church sexual abuses not prevalent in Phl - CBCP exec
  While there may be sexual abuses committed by members of the clergy, an official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said yesterday incidents in the Philippines are not as prevalent as in other countries.