READY TO CROSS Shibuya Crossing has millions of tourists and locals pass through its pedestrian lane daily When traveling, you learn a lot about an area’s culture based on the people that surround it. In Japan, one of the places with the most unique set of people is Tokyo’s iconic...
A total of 14 Filipinos from among the 56 who were earlier reported to cross to Egypt from Gaza returned to the war-torn Palestinian territory after their spouses were not allowed to join them in border crossing, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Friday, Nov. 10. DFA...
Qatar is among the countries that mediated between Israel and Hamas for the opening of a humanitarian corridor for Filipinos who had been wanting to leave Gaza amid the ongoing war. In a post on X, Foreign Affairs Secretary Manalo expressed his gratitude to the Arab state for its efforts to open...
Gaza's border with Egypt opened on Tuesday, ending the month-long wait of foreign nationals who have been seeking to leave the war-torn Palestinian territory. Speaking in a press conference, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the Rafah border between Gaza...
The earlier anticipated border crossing of Filipinos from Gaza to Egypt was delayed for the second time on Monday (Manila time) due to Hamas' continuing attacks on Israel. "Circumstances keep changing. This is war. But today, 20 [Filipinos] were supposed to leave, but it was suspended due to Hamas...
Israel’s ambassador in Manila said Friday, Nov. 3, that the Israeli government is yet to figure out how it could help in the departure of foreign nationals still trapped in Gaza amid Tel Aviv’s continuous bombardment due to its war with Hamas. As the first batch of foreign-passport holders,...
The Ukrainian government said it has continued to keep all checkpoints on the western border open 24 hours a day despite "extremely difficult conditions" to hasten the safe evacuation of civilians from the besieged cities of Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing attacks. AFP / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares It’s not the ideal time to do a long road trip but if you have to visit the family patriarch, it is the ideal way with today’s limited travel restrictions that require minimal travel documents. We opted to drive to Bacolod City from Quezon City weeks...
Zombies are the perfect metaphor for human greed, our tendency to devour everything in our path because we want more, more, more and we can’t help ourselves IN DUE CORPSE Movie poster of Filipino zombie film Block Z by Mikhail Red I don’t know why I am obsessed with zombies. I’m not a zombie...
The latest Swatch Art Special watch, designed by Filipino artist José Santos III, is a celebration of grit or what it takes to survive and then to thrive in a life marked by challenges CROWNED STRUGGLE Wearing the first ever Bioceramic Art Special watch by Swatch, Olympic gold...
BREAKING NEWS Filipino artist José Santos III collaborate with the watch brand for wearable art (MM Yu) Just unveiled by Swatch Philippines via a riveting video on Instagram before it is made available to over 80 countries around the world is the limited edition Art Special watch by Swatch,...
Japan will forever be a memorable country for weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who won the first gold medal for our country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and made all her dreams come true. But for most of us mortals, just traveling as a tourist in Japan is already a dream come true and something that most...
