After almost nine years, the Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona is now back in operation and ready to serve the more than 35,000 Filipinos within its jurisdiction. Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe J. Lhuillier and Consul General Ma. Theresa S.M. Lazaro (1st & 2nd from right) lead...
The Philippine ambassadors in Iran and Spain have assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) committees in the respective countries they are currently posted. Philippine Ambassador to Iran Wilfredo Santos (left) receives the ASEAN Flag from Malaysian Chargé...
MADRID, Spain - Spain will allow nightclubs to stay open until up to 3:00 am in regions with low coronavirus infection rates, Health Minister Carolina Darias said Wednesday. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The Spanish government in August 2020 ordered nightclubs to shut across the country as COVID-19...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed Saturday, May 29 that the package meant for actress Bela Padilla, which came all the way from Spain, has been released. Bela Padilla (MANILA BULLETIN) The package, which contained shoes that were gifted to Padilla by a Spanish company, was finally delivered via...
At least 500,000 Filipinos could regain their jobs once the reopening of personal care establishments and indoor dining in restaurants are allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Trade and Industry) If this...
It was one fine Friday afternoon, the 13th of March 2020. While it has earned notoriety for bad luck, it was a day that changed my life forever. That day was a serene yet confusing one as everybody awaited the Philippine government’s announcement of an impending nationwide lockdown. Incidentally,...
In Madrid, Spain lies a 1.5-hectare farm managed and owned by Filipinos. Ghie, as she prefers to be called, 50, and her husband Ramon, 65, manage businesses in different industries: real estate, retail, and agriculture. The couple invested in these sectors both in the Philippines and Spain. ...
Get the facts straight about the first recorded voyage around the world EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan We all know Ferdinand Magellan as the first-ever explorer to travel around the globe. But do we really know his story? In commemoration of the 500th year since Magellan...
JUST A THOUGHT: The practice of art is to make your soul grow.Kurt Vonnegut xx SEE THE WORLD: Like I wrote in previous columns, my love for travel hasn’t been extinguished by this still-raging Covid-19. Night after night, after dinner, for the past 210 days plus-plus, I have been...
Spain's midfielder Ferran Torres vies with Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the UEFA Nations League footbal match between Spain and Germany at La Cartuja stadium in Seville on November 17, 2020. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) /” Spain dealt Germany their worst defeat in 89 years on...
Before 1992, it was unthinkable to swim and sunbathe on La Barceloneta’s beaches in Barcelona, but now they are a lure for millions of tourists and their disposable income FUN IN THE SUN La Barceloneta is an artificial beach packed full of tourists day and night. © WallpaperFlare...
But we must free ourselves from the shackles of our centuries-long colonial experience and set out on our own RIZAL, THE REFORMIST by Martino A. Abellana My fifth grade Social Studies teacher Ms. Alita Gualberto was so in love with Jose Rizal that the National Hero played a part in everything she...
