Meet the champion of the voiceless “ahente ng lupa”
THE lowly and voiceless real estate sales persons or popular as “ahente ng lupa” has finally found its champion. Thanks to ACRES or Accredited Real Estate Salespersons in the Philippines, Inc., this advocacy group commits to address concerns and issues of the growing “ahente” or salespersons in real estate who has been lacking in support […]
ACRES holds biggest real estate confab in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY – Touted as the first and biggest gathering of real estate professionals in Mindanao, the Accredited Real Estate Salespersons in the Philippines, Inc. or ACRES Philippines recently gathered together various real estate service professionals and government regulators to tackle several issues that beset the real estate service practice. The summit hosted by ACRES […]
Agencies to jointly help Mindoro workers displaced by oil spill
CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Multiple government agencies are combining their resources to immediately address the loss of livelihood that arose from the recent capsizing of MT Princess Empress, which spilled a huge amount of industrial fuel in the waters off the province’s coastal towns. In an interview on Wednesday, Labor Undersecretary Ciriaco Lagunzad Jr. said concerned […]
DOE to aid Occidental Mindoro with power generator sets
MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to transfer generator sets to Occidental Mindoro from Eastern Visayas to help ease the province’s power woes. At a Saturday news forum in Quezon City, DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said the generator sets will aid vital facilities on the island, especially hospitals. “Ang tinatarget sana namin ay […]
DOH: Oil, grease found in Puerto Galera waters
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised the public to refrain from occupational and recreational water activities in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro as oil and grease contaminants have been found in several areas. Only nine out of 35 sampling stations in the municipality and its barangays have met the criteria for water quality […]
No evidence spill hit Puerto Galera; still open to tourists: DOT
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the joint report on the quality of waters in Puerto Galera indicates “no direct link” or evidence that the popular dive destination has been affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress last February. In a Malacañang presser on Tuesday, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said […]
There’s so much to do in Or. Mindoro than just water sports: DOT
MANILA – Amid concerns about water quality in certain areas of Puerto Galera, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Friday said aside from swimming and water sports, Oriental Mindoro hosts a wealth of attractions that offer various activities for tourists to enjoy. Adventure-seeking tourists for example, can hike up Mt. Malasimbo, enjoy the scenic Tamaraw waterfalls, […]
10 students collapse due to heat amid power outages in Occidental Mindoro
MANILA, Philippines — Ten students across four schools in Occidental Mindoro collapsed on Wednesday due to heat amid frequent power outages affecting the town of San Jose since March 2023 to April 18, 2023. The warmer temperatures brought about by the dry season and brownouts in the area “caused problems with the health of […]
No evidence spill hit Puerto Galera; still open to tourists: DOT
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the joint report on the quality of waters in Puerto Galera indicates “no direct link” or evidence that the popular dive destination has been affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress last February. In a Malacañang presser on Tuesday, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said […]
Globe deploys G-Climate solution to improve business resilience during disasters
Leading digital solutions platform Globe will deploy G-Climate, a digital service used to reduce the downtime of cell sites and ensure business continuity during times of disaster, especially typhoons. Globe collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop G-Climate, a cloud native service, which uses predictive analytics on various data points such as weather information, […]