More tourism workers in Baguio City have received their vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-—a development seen by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as a big boost in making the Summer Capital of the country a "sanctuary of wellness and healing." Department of Tourism Secretary...
"It's a free country." President Rodrigo Duterte attends Senator Manny Pacquiao’s 38th birthday celebration at the KCC Mall Events & Convention Center in General Santos City on December 17, 2016. (Malacañang) With this statement, Malacañang seemed unperturbed by Senator Manny Pacquiao's...
The U.S. Peace Corps volunteers may soon be deployed to the Philippines to help build better lives for poor communities in the country. (Screenshot from DSWD website) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, led by newly...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal A few days ago, a lawyer from Davao City, Atty. Sitti Gilda Mahinay-Sapie and her husband, Muhaimen Mohammad Sapie, were gunned down just right outside their home in a supposedly very secure subdivision. This adds to the growing number of cases of members of the...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) halted four female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been recruited as household service workers in Dubai, but pretended they were going to work in Europe. (Photo from PNA) In a report to BI Commissioner...
The decreased crime statistics in the past year do not match with the results of a global study that ranked the Philippines at the bottom of the list of safest countries in the world, a top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, July 9. In this file photo taken on April...
The Philippines’ economic potential remains despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that continues to wreak havoc in the communities. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that the gross domestic product (GDP) would return to its pre-pandemic level by next year....
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered by Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia at the 75 th Anniversary of the National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP) on June 4, 2021.) To the officers and members of the National Council of Women of the...
June 12 is one of the most colorful holidays in the Philippines marking the country's liberation from its Spanish colonizers in 1898. Independence Day flag raising ceremony at the Luneta. (Manila Bulletin file photo) Before the pandemic, it was a holiday people commemorated by decorating public...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
At least 25 countries across the globe have wholly or partially lifted restrictions on travelers who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. (Photo from Unsplash) In its statement Wednesday, May 19, the IATA applauded...
Digital health certificates may be the key to restart air travel worldwide. Already, Singapore has become the first country to accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel pass, the umbrella group of airlines yesterday (April 6) announced. Starting next month, May 1, 2021,...
