The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet with business groups on Thursday, Oct. 12, to discuss complaints on the proposed revised schedule of certain fees and charges which is deemed too high. In a statement, the SEC welcomed the points and notes the concerns raised by business groups...
The pursuit of employment opportunities abroad remained a prevalent choice among Filipinos, especially females, as the upward trend continued to gain momentum. The population of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) or workers who worked abroad increased to 1.96 million in 2022, the Philippine Statistic...
AFP Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) China's harrassment of Philippine vessels and other aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are a manifestation of its desire to "own" the larger South China Sea (SCS) but this would only remain a "dream" as Philippines will not allow it...
PURE BEADWORK Jo Ann Bitagcol in the finale of Ivarluski Aseron's 53-piece collection You could say it took Ivarluski Aseron, the featured designer at this year’s Red Charity Gala, the 12th since it started in 2009, over three years to prepare for the ball. Anyone would have taken their...
HOTELIERS OF TOMORROW Future Filipino hoteliers under the Benilde International Hospitality Management (IHM) Program complete extensive training in France Filipino hoteliers-to-be recently concluded their extensive seven-week internship at the prestigious Vatel International Business School Hotel...
Aureo Alonzo terno donated by Luz Magsaysay Fashion, Power, Modernity: The Ternos of the Benilde Collection , a limited exhibition on the traditional national dress by four of the most prominent names in the history of Philippine fashion, opens to the public on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. ...
Nadine Lustre Filipinos are inherently gifted. The Philippines is recognized as one of the leading design centers in Asia with its craftsmanship and fashion designers renowned all over the world. As entertainers, Filipinos are everywhere too, from luxury cruise ships to productions in Broadway,...
The Senate on Tuesday, Oct. 10 said that it has zero confidential funds for 2023 under Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri. This is in response to reports circulating on social media stating that the upper chamber has a confidential fund worth P331 million for the current year. In a statement by...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public not to believe the circulating messages in the social media about the alleged string of robberies in Quezon City. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said all the reports on robberies in at least three business establishments in Quezon City are...
An inter-agency collaborative group (IACG) has been formed to combat entry of illegal drugs in the detention facilities nationwide of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). The IACG was formed in a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on synchronizing anti-illegal drug efforts that was signed on Tuesday, Oct....
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and Philippine embassies to work closely with each other to secure all affected Filipinos in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook) Malacañang said Marcos told the departments...
Private First Class Junnel M. Perdido (right) receives the Bronze Cross Medal from Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala, acting commander of 10th Infantry Division, at Camp General Manuel T. Yan Senior in Mawab, Davao De Oro on Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo by 10ID) A personnel of the Philippine Army's (PA) 10th...
