The Philippines will start shipping fresh mangoes to Australia starting June 2023, the Philippine Embassy in Canberra announced Monday, June 5. The Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Sydney (PTIC Sydney) and the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry-National Plant Quarantine...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Australian Army kicked off the second phase of the Philippines-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE) “Kasangga” in Tanay, Rizal on Monday, June 5. *Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), delivers a speech during the...
The Oky Philippines Period Tracker App, a free mobile application where young Filipinas can track their menstrual cycle and learn evidence-based information about reproductive health, was launched on Friday, May 26, in line with the upcoming worldwide celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day on the...
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong will visit the Philippines next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong (Photo courtesy of Senator Penny Wong Twitter) Wong will be in the country from May 16 to 19 for an official visit...
Former vice president Leni Robredo and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu have discussed possible collaborations for shared advocacies under the former Philippine official’s Angat Buhay organization. Ex-vice president Leni Robredo (left) and Australian Ambassador to the...
The Australian government is looking to “drum up” interest among Australian companies in the controversial yet reported plans to privatize Philippine airports, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. In a Facebook post, the PCO disclosed that airport privatization was one of the...
The Australian Embassy in Manila has expressed its sympathies with the families of two of its nationals who were onboard the Cessna 340 plane that crashed into the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said the embassy is now aware of their plight and its "thoughts...
MELBOURNE (AFP) — Caroline Garcia became the latest top-10 seed to fall at the Australian Open with a shock defeat to Magda Linette, but Aryna Sabalenka blasted her way into the quarterfinals on Monday. This is the first Grand Slam since the Open era began in 1968 to lose the top two seeds...
As the first tennis Grand Slam of the calendar year, the Australian Open in Melbourne has always been an exciting sports event to kick off the year. And as the pre-Open tournaments were being held, there was the raging undercurrent of how Serbian Novak Djokovic would be on a mission of revenge, for...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates victory in the men's singles final match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29, 2023. (AFP) MELBOURNE (AFP)--An emotional Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday to claim a...
Filipino-Australian Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata clinched the men’s doubles title of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday, Jan. 28 -- a feat Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said should make Filipinos proud. Rinky Hijikata, left, of Australia and compatriot...
MELBOURNE (AFP) — An emotional Aryna Sabalenka said it will take a "few more days" to sink in after battling from a set down to win a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 28. Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup following her win over...
