Leading fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (PSE: CNVRG) started the year strong, as consolidated revenues hit P9.5 billion in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 10.4% compared to the same period last year while net income reached P2.6 billion, jumping 17.5% year-on-year, amid sustained robust demand for its …
Converge registers double digit growth numbers in Q1 Read More »
Nan Paw Gay, Director and Editor-in-Chief, Karen Information Center, Myanmar, has been named the 2024 Laureate for Southeast Asia. A majority of the global population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, something Paw Gay knows all too well. She heads an exiled media organisation based on the Thailand-Myanmar border, and is …
EIC in exile named 2024 WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laureate for the Southeast Asia Read More »
Over 20 local farmers of Sitio Calamay, Barangay Bayabas in Sablan, Benguet completed a 14-week comprehensive training on sustainable farming and business techniques, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to contribute to local food production and security under the SM Foundation through its Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on Sustainable Agriculture program. Here, farmers participate …
Seven female cadets will lead Philippine Military Academy’s Bagong Henerasyong Gagampanan ang Tama: Serbisyo, Integridad, at Nasyonalismo ang Aming Gabay (Bagong Sinag) class of 2024. Cadet 1st Class Jeneth Elumba of Surigao City topped this year’s Bagong Sinag class with three male cadets joining her in the top 10. Elumba, together with the 277 members …
CAMP SERVILLANO AQUINO, Tarlac City – Close to P1 billion worth of marijuana were uprooted and destroyed in Kalinga province by the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Major Al Anthony Pueblas, group commander of the 1st Civil Relations Group of the Civil Relations Service of the AFP said …
Nolcom uproots nearly P1 billion MJ in Tinglayan Read More »
Repression perpetrated by the state led to an escalation in human rights violations in Luzon, Amnesty International Philippines said during a press conference in Baguio City today for the first leg of its State of the World’s Human Rights 2023/24 Annual Report rolling launch. The Philippine entry to Amnesty’s global report highlights the growing risks …
No progress in sight on human rights issues – Amnesty Int’l Read More »
The Baguio City Council recently passed a resolution officially declaring every last Saturday of April of every year as Tai Chi day in the City of Baguio. Councilor Vladimir Cayabas, author of the ordinance, said Tai Chi offers profound benefits, both in terms of physical and mental well-being. He added that Baguio, known for its …
The National Youth Commission (NYC) recently participated in the 2024 UN ECOSOC Youth Forum session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, “Feeding the Future: Youth and Sustainable Food Systems for All,” held on April 17, 2024. Atty. Reena Vivienne Pineda, Commissioner representing Luzon and representing NYC, delivered a statement highlighting the Philippines’ …
Leading Philippine fiber broadband provider Converge is providing free, fiber-fast connectivity to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will be served by the OFW lounge in NAIA Terminal 1, in an effort to enhance their digital experience at the Philippines’ transit hubs. Inaugurated in January 2024, the OFW lounge serves as a relaxing, contemporary …
Converge launches free wifi at OFW Lounge in NAIA 1 Read More »
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through local Public Employment Service Office (PESO) together with SM malls in North Luzon is committed in connecting Filipino talents with job opportunities by bringing companies together for a job fair and the chance to be Hired-on-the-Spot (HOTS) for aspiring applicants. Job fair at SM North Luzon Malls …
North Luzon SM malls offer on the spot hiring on Labor Day Job Fair Read More »
