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What initially appeared to be an uneventful tropical cyclone season, later turned out to be one of the most active in the past decade, recording 22 tropical cyclones for the whole year—eight of which occurred one after another in the last quarter of 2020.

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The transport sector was one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic as borders shut down.

Local food condiments industry leader, UFC, has launched “50 Acts of Kindness”, a campaign of giving back to Filipinos, who have been part of their journey in the past five decades.

Year 2020 should be remembered as a busy year for Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) having been given one of the hardest tasks in the agriculture sector: modernize rice farming.           

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The Las Piñas Parol is made of bamboo and Japanese paper.  The bamboo tree is known for being resilient; it sways with the breeze and bends when a storm comes, but it doesn’t break and remains standing tall even with the strongest wind. This particular trait makes bamboo stand out among its counterparts. During this time of the pandemic and natural disasters, the bamboo symbolizes the resilient spirit of the Filipinos – who remain “matatag” (steadfast) amidst life adversities. Las Piñas City is home to three generations of parol makers who use bamboo frames. Bamboos may have grown abundantly in the area long before, as it is likewise the home of the world-famous Bamboo Organ built in 1824.

It’s almost Christmas Day and families are again reminded to stay home and avoid large gatherings that are part of the tradition of noche buena on Christmas Eve.

5 Pinoys tell how they are preparing for Christmas Eve away from their families

Despite government efforts to shut them down, there are now even more investment scams sprouting to victimize the unwitting public seeking to find more active ways to grow their hard-earned cash other than park these funds in the bank.

Working Filipinas fared better than their global peers in the way the COVID-19 has adversely impacted them and their careers, but equally share among other women workers that the work from home (WFH) arrangement has overwhelmingly affected them, both professionally and personally, according to a survey.

Manila teenager Rose Alvarez was 13 when she started having sex with a man who was more than twice her age. That would be statutory rape in most countries, but not in the Philippines.

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic are brave Filipino healthcare workers, many of them working in critical hospital wards abroad. They are witnessing at first hand the viciousness of the coronavirus disease that has already claimed the lives of nearly 1.7 million people and infected more than 76.1 million others worldwide.

Amid the popularity of the Philippines neighboring countries to foreign investors, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has called on American investors to take a closer look at its most loyal ally in southeast Asia and make the Philippines their natural investment destination.

A Christmas Nativity scene inspired by a wood burning stove (pugon)?

That’s the extraordinary Belen that’s the center of the Christmas celebration of the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Mariveles, Bataan.

ou see at least one ambulance a day on the road. Here’s what’s inside those emergency vehicles that are equipped to transport the sick and the injured to the hospital.

DAVAO CITY – At around this time of the year in the downtown streets of San Pedro and Uyanguren here, assorted holiday decors, Christmas lanterns toys, and other gift items used to enjoy brisk sales ahead of Christmas Day.