EMBARGO FOR MONDAY The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is being engaged by the Philippine government to undertake updated inventory of the prospective sites for new hydropower developments in the country, according to the Department of Energy. In a statement to the media, the DOE...
Foreign envoys have expressed sympathies with the Filipino people after Super Typhoon Carina battered Luzon. The ambassadors of the United States, China, Japan, Israel, Canada, Romania, Germany, United Kingdom, and Australia sent their message to the Filipino people. US Ambassador MaryKay...
After seven years, a once-denuded mountain in the Philippines now boasts 62,000 trees. The Aeta communities of Yangil and Banawen in Zambales have restored their ancestral land through seven-year reforestation with MAD Travel, a social business for sustainable tourism. A comparison of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Santo Domingo Community College in Santo Domingo town, Albay province was inaugurated on Friday, July 5, and will formally start operations in August. AKO Bicol party-list Rep. ‘Jil’ Bongalon, Santo Domingo Mayor Joseling ‘Jun’ Aguas, Rev. Fr. Antonio Pedro...
Unlike in the past years, many fashion and beauty brands this year have gone silent when it comes to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, as per Business of Fashion. This month, we rarely saw rainbow collections dedicated to pursuing projects for the benefit of queer folks. While there are many...
Drag is an all-encompassing platform. It merges music, movement, comedy, and fashion, among others, in just a single performance. Drag artist go through a painstaking process to hone their craft. But when it comes to style, while many can sew their costumes, others seek the help of designers and...
President Marcos urged the Muslim communities to have the clarity of mind and kindness to overcome trials towards achieving peace as he joins them in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. Thousands of Filipino Muslims gathered to pray and celebrate Eid'l Adha or the Feast of the...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei —President Marcos promised Filipinos in Brunei that the next time they go back to the Philippines, they will be greeted with an upgraded Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Filipino community in Brunei (Betheena Unite) Marcos said the access to connectivity,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 27 rejected speculations that the ongoing Senate investigation into Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in Tarlac is an attack on the Filipino-Chinese community. ...
BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community here unveiled the first Chinoy mural on Kisad Road, this city, on Wednesday, May 22. A FILIPINO-CHINESE mural was unveiled in Baguio City on Wednesday, May 22. (Zaldy Comanda ) The mural is 200 feet long and 14 feet high and was painted for a month by...
FLI CFO Venus Mejia, FLI President and CEO Tristan Las Marias, KMC Solutions Inc. Co-founder Michael McCullough, and KMC Solutions Inc. COO Tracy Ignacio led the signing of joint venture agreement. A new co-working space in the South is underway as Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) and KMC Community Inc....
Beginning this month, employees of Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) can avail themselves of an electronic vehicle shuttle service for free following the partnership between the natural resource development company and Global Electric Transport (GET). The shift to cleaner forms of transport is...
