Manila scored 44.2 (Out of 100) in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Best Student Cities Index, placing 111th out of 140 student-friendly cities worldwide.
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Manila lags in ‘smart’ city rankings
Manila ranked 176th out of 183 cities in the eighth edition of Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) by Spain-based University of Navarra’s IESE Business School. The Philippine capital ranked last among East and Southeast Asian cities included in the list with a CIMI value of 20.87 out of a possible 100. The index ranks countries […]
Manila ranks 40th in 45-city Prime Global Cities Index
Manila’s prime residential prices dipped annually by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2022, a reversal of the 10.3% growth in the same period a year ago, latest report from the London-headquartered real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank showed. However, this decline was slower than the 1.5% contraction in the first three months of the […]
Prada navigates tricky COVID curbs to hold Beijing show
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — Prada on Friday became the first major luxury house to host a show in China this year, navigating strict COVID curbs to send models down a catwalk in a historic Beijing mansion hotel, a move aimed at underscoring its commitment to the market. Livestreamed on multiple online platforms including Weibo, more than 400 […]
Editorial: Converting Cebu into a “sponge city”
What if Cebu converted its flash floods into reusable resources to develop communities?The flooding that submerged communities in four Metro Cebu cities was blamed by the authorities on flood control projects and irresponsible waste disposal, reported a SunStar Cebu team on Aug. 5, 2022.Cebu City Councilor Gerry Guardo, who chairs the committee on infrastructure and […]
Manila ranks 93rd in 100-city sustainability list
The Philippine capital placed 93rd out of 100 in the Sustainable Cities Index (SCI) 2022 by the consultancy firm Arcadis. The SCI ranks global cities by assessing their environmental, social, and economic health. Manila placed last among the East and Southeast Asian cities included in the index.
DICT says Cities project generated 375,000 jobs
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said its Digital Cities 2025 Program with private partners, the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines and Leechiu Property Consultants, has so far created 375,000 jobs nationwide. “At present, the Digital Cities 2025 has created 375,000 jobs from the IT-BPM (Information Technology and Business Process […]
Manila lags in Digital Cities Index
The Philippines’ capital, Manila, placed last in the inaugural 2022 Digital Cities Index (DCI), developed by Economist Impact and supported by NEC. The index assessed the extent and impact of digitization in 30 cities while considering four thematic pillars: digital connectivity, services, culture, and sustainability. Manila scored 39.1 out of 100 in the index, below […]
2 cities start vaccination of kids aged 5-11 next week
TWO highly urbanized cities in Cebu will start vaccinating children ages five to 11 years old next week.Lawyer John Eddu Ibañez, executive secretary of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cor…
Cebu tri-cities at ‘moderate risk’ for Covid-19 transmission
THE risk classification for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) transmission of the cities of Cebu, Bacolod, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue, Ormoc and Tacloban in the Visayas was further deescalate…
Covid-19 cases still ‘very high’ in cities of Cebu, Lapu, Mandaue
THE Covid-19 outbreak in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu is still “very high” based on their average daily attack rate (Adar) as of Jan. 22, 2022.Adar refers to the avera…
Neom Coin (NEOM) to be Listed on BitMart on January 6
LONDON, Jan 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As Neom Blockchain Technologies, we provide smart solutions for smart cities. We specialize in blockchain, NFT, metaverse, cryptocurrency, smart city blockchain integration and graphene technologies. Inspired by the word Neom, meaning ‘New Future’, we developed a cryptocurrency called Neom Coin (NEOM), which will be listed […]
Neom Coin to Be Listed on BitMart
London, UK / January 3, 2022 / SEAPRWire / – Neom Blockchain Technologies Company has developed a cryptocurrency called “Neom Coin” which will be listed on the BitMart cryptocurrency exchange on January 6, 2022. The company takes its inspiration from the word “neom,” meaning “new future”. People all know about smartphones, smart cars, and smart homes, but the […]
Odette-hit cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu get NHA 7 aid
THE National Housing Authority in Central Visayas (NHA 7) has released a total of P52.5 million in cash assistance to the highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu for…
Cebu’s Covid-19 cases still high
There is no sign yet that the Covid-19 cases in Cebu Island are slowing down, as two more municipalities are now under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Malacanang has also extended the MECQ status of the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu until September 7, 2021. Santander town in the south and Sogod in […]
Cebu tweaks lockdown policy, issues test rules
AS CEBU Province topped the list of provinces and cities with the highest cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, tweaked the national guidelines on the use of rapid antigen tests and ordered that granular lockdowns be imposed per purok instead of per barangay. In her virtual meeting […]
PB appeals for lifting of ban on cockfighting
THE Provincial Board (PB) has requested the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to lift the ban on cockfighting. The resolution was authored by PB Member Celestino Martinez III and sponsored by PB Member John Ismael Borgonia. It was carried unanimously during the PB’s 15th regular […]