The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines inaugurated its new home on March 23 at 59 Bayani Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul, Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and KCC Director Im YoungA led the ribbon cutting ceremony. Korean Ambassador...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has emerged as the second preferred senatorial candidate during the mock polls at Cagayan de Oro City’s University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). The USTP’s mock online polls dubbed as...
Synergy Grid and Development Philippines, Inc. has declared its first quarterly cash dividend amounting to P1.6 billion or P0.22 per share, 10 percent higher than the P0.20 per share dividend distributed and paid out last Jan. 10, 2022. The firm said its Board of Directors approved the P.022 cash...
Reigning champion Ateneo and University of the Philippines are still considered the teams to beat when the UAAP Season 84 kicks off on Saturday, March 26. In this file photo, the Ateneo Blue Eagles celebrate after defeating the UST Growling Tigers in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 82 Finals at Mall of...
Cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines reported a 24.2 percent growth in net income to P2.57 billion last year from P2.06 billion in 2020 on the back of operational efficiency and cost management. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said earnings before interest and taxes...
The US Peace Corps has renewed its pact with international non-government organization Rare to build resilient and sustainable coastal communities in the Philippines over the next five years. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) "The US Peace Corps is pleased to be renewing its...
DAVAO CITY – The five-story national museum worth P200 million in Davao City will open in December 2022, Museo Dabawenyo head Winne Rose G. Bulig said on Monday. Bulig said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the structure inspired by durian, Mindanao’s iconic fruit,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in the Philippines has slightly increased to 2.5 percent but the country’s risk level remains “very low,” the independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, March 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in an update shared on Twitter, said...
Around 8,900 military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces will participate in the Balikatan 2022, the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led drills that will take place across Luzon from March 28 to April 8. (Photo courtesy of the US...
After thousands flocked the PasigLaban grand rally of Vice President Leni Robredo, University of the Philippines Professor Jorge Tigno said supporters of Robredo are "more diverse and inclusive." (Photo from VP Leni Robredo's Facebook page) In an interview over One News' The Big Story, Tigno said...
The Philippines is now the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the 2022 World Happiness Report (WHR), Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO) Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippines earned the second spot among Southeast Asian countries in the...
At least 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the US Embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday, March 22. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It will be the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led...
