The Philippines has signed an agreement with South Korea for a total loan worth 3 billion US dollars, which is earmarked for the country's infrastructure projects. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim In Chul signed on Wednesday...
In the “spirit of fairness and due appreciation” of the teachers’ service to the nation this Christmas season, a group on Wednesday, Dec. 21, urged the government to give the one-time full payment of P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for the personnel of the Department of Education...
Alex Eala By NIKOLE JAVIER Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will be playing her first pro-level match in the 2023 Australian Open. The junior Grand Slam champion, who clinched her first singles title in the 2022 US Open Juniors, has made it to the qualifying rounds of the Jan. 16-29...
Eligible employees of the Department of Education (DepED) are expected to receive P15,000 each as Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. DepED file photo Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte issued a memorandum dated Dec. 19 which contained the advisory on the...
Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's wish for Filipinos this holiday season is for them to "never lose sight of the lessons of Christmas" amid their many problems. Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo "My husband, Mike, and I...
SMC Infrastructure expects the holiday traffic "exodus" to peak this week and declared a toll holiday for Christmas and New Year. The infrastructure arm of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is once again waiving all toll fees at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), the...
Watch parties stayed until the wee hours to witness what is probably the biggest sports spectacle – the FIFA World Cup. The final contest turned out to be a classic duel between two of the best players, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Kylian Mbappe of France. The contest lasted for 120 minutes, as...
Six examinees from the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA)-Pasay made it to the top 10 in the December 2022 Aeronautical Engineer Licensure Examination (AELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Courtesy of Philippine State College of...
Filipino coconut exporters, mainly small and medium, fetched $25.7 million in initial sales during their participation at the five-day exhibition Salon International de l’Alimentation Paris (SIAL) in Paris. The Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau with the support of the...
AirAsia Philippines is closing 2022 on a high note and is confident to exceed expectations in 2023 with increased load factor and forward bookings. “We are seeing a robust travel demand next year, as travelers now become more comfortable with locking their trips ahead of time," says AirAsia...
Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South) goes on high alert for the 10-15 percent holiday traffic surge on its two concession expressways, the Manila- Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), including its C5 Link segment, plus the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX). The tollway operator is implementing its...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hailed Centro Escolar University-Makati (CEU-Makati) as the top performing school for the November 2022 Dentist Licensure Examination. Centro Escolar University (Photo from CEU's official Facebook page) CEU-Makati garnered an overall passing rate of...
