(Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism) 2023 proved to be a remarkable year for Philippine tourism, surpassing the target international visitor arrivals and reaching the five-million mark before year-end. Under the leadership of the Department of Tourism, the country earned numerous accolades...
Coron-based resort Club Paradise Palawan was awarded the Green Hotel Standard at the 2024 ASEAN Tourism Forum in Vientiane, Laos, marking a major stride toward responsible tourism. The award recognizes hotels committed to sustainable tourism through environmentally friendly practices and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that the Commission En Banc has decided unanimously to suspend indefinitely all proceedings concerning the People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of...
Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano said that the Filipino woman, who was arrested last week over the killing of a Japanese couple in Tokyo, is in “good condition.” This information has been relayed to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) so it can coordinate with the family...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
CEBU CITY – The provincial governments of Bohol and Cebu have expressed willingness to enter into a sisterhood agreement. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (second from left) is welcomed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia (second from right) during his visit to the Cebu Capitol on Tuesday, January 16. With...
With the Senate leading the review of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, and the push for People's Initiative to amend the Charter going south, is the P14-billion under the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 2024 budget still needed? In an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sen. Imee Marcos,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, January 11 that voter registration will resume on Feb. 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including Saturdays and holidays and will be held until September 30. Comelec said that registration will continue except when declared...
ADELAIDE (AFP) -- Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova pulled out of the Adelaide International with a hip injury on Tuesday, Jan. 9, just days before the Australian Open, as Jelena Ostapenko set up a clash against Caroline Garcia. Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (AFP) Czech world number seven...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Jan. 8 that potential suppliers of the critical automated election system (AES) for the May 2025 polls must be pristine and free from any blemish. "Time is of the essence for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to secure the lease of the automated counting system...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Caroline Garcia guided France into a United Cup semifinal against Iga Swiatek's Poland on Thursday, Jan. 4, winning a tough singles rubber and backing up in the mixed doubles to send Norway packing. France's Caroline Garcia hits a return against Norway's Malene Helgo during their...
There were no Filipino onboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight that caught fire at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo after a collision with a second aircraft, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said on Thursday, Jan. 4. An official looks at the wreckage of a Japan coast guard plane on the tarmac at...
