Various media groups lauded Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 for exemplary efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression" in the Philippines. Maria Ressa (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) Ressa and fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia were jointly honored...
Hundreds of former Peace Corps volunteers and officials from the Philippines and United States gathered virtually Wednesday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the 6oth anniversary of Peace Corps Philippines. VIRTUAL CELEBRATION--The U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Philippine government, and...
United States (US) President Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude to Filipino Americans for their sacrifices and contributions in making their country "more perfect". US President Joe Biden Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Biden made the statement as the US...
SATCHMO Louis Daniel Armstrong My career in media began with Lifestyle Asia , whose coverage spanned the region, with a Hong Kong satellite office and a section solely devoted to all that was hot and happening to the then British crown colony. On account of its regional circulation, the house...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have expedited the release of 313,569 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 18. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease...
The American Psychological Association (APA) has conferred the 2021 Global Citizen Psychologist Citation to Filipino psychologist Dr. Maria Regina M. Hechanova-Alampay for the development community interventions for mental health and drug rehabilitation. (DOST-NRCP Facebook page) The Department of...
What's in a comment? Well, a lot. Particularly if it touches on race, religion or sexual orientation, among others. Kyla is currently in hot water after a fan page bearing her name posted a comment seemingly denouncing a transgender weightlifter's participation in the ongoing Olympics. The comment...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) has cleared the shipment of 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccines that arrived as donation from the United States (US) on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The American-made jabs which provide protection...
A total of 3,000,060 doses of the Moderna vaccine--encased in boxes emblazoned with the American flag--were flown into the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The United States (US)-made jabs touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Award-winning Filipino-American public artist Jefrë’s mammoth figural statue rises at SM Megamall as a reminder of the value of the hours and minutes of our lives HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT The 40-foot-tall Time Sculpture still covered before the official unveiling on July 29 (Photo courtesy of...
BDO Unibank and American Express are launching the BDO American Express Virtual Card which gives cardholders greater control over online spending and offers an additional layer of account information security. In a statement, BDO said the virtual card is linked to the Amex member’s primary card...
