Every year, road crashes kill 12,000 Filipinos, Department of Transportation's (DOTr) revealed Tuesday, November 22, during the agency's first Road Safety Symposium. However, road-related injuries and deaths can be prevented, he underscored. "We have a shared responsibility to protect every...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 21 bared a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit and lure as many Filipinos to be part of a large-scale human trafficking scheme and investment fraud. Sen. Risa Hontiveros bares a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit Filipinos in a...
A rookie congressman who is batting for bigger entry-level pay for Filipino nurses gave an idea Sunday, Nov. 20 of just how badly homegrown nurses want to leave the Philippines for the United States (US). (SJ Objio/ Unsplash) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo, in a statement Sunday, Nov....
New Uptown dining concept Alegria Manila features Latin American-Asian fusion cooked over wood fire for its first degustacion SOFISTICADO Y DELICIOSO Alegria Manila interior Filipino and Latin cuisine share a lot in common. Both are rich in culture and flavor. Colonized by Spain for over 300 years,...
“No more hungry Filipinos.” That was what President Marcos told the Filipino community in Thailand when he talked about his response every time he was asked what he was aspiring for. In meeting with the Filipino community after participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
A tour of the upcoming lifestyle hybrid hotel with general manager Laurent Boisdron Facade featuring wave designs A first of its kind in the country and the new kid on the block for the SM Hotels & Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) portfolio, Lanson Place SM Mall of Asia is slated to open in the second...
As part of its goal to further protect Filipino women and instill their rights, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) for the 19th Congress. The Philippine Commission on Women launches 'Agenda ni Juana' (Photo courtesy of PCW) WPLA,...
Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo By NIKOLE JAVIER Siblings Karl and Elaiza Yulo lived up to the expectations once more in the opening of the 2022 JRC Artistic Gymnastics Stars Championships in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, Nov. 17. The youngest Yulo, Elaiza, captured the gold medal in the...
Senator Grace Poe said the Philippines still has time to overcome the shortcomings in the training and certification of Filipino seafarers. “The mere fact that they (European Union) have been accommodating and have not given us a definitive timeline, I know they appreciate the process we are...
After it opposed the importation of 25,000 metric tons of fish until January 2023, a fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ban imported fish from China. “Nakakabahalang pangunahing pinanggagalingan ng ating inaangkat na isda ay China, ang bansang nangangamkam at...
If there’s anything that the Philippines can do for Ukraine, it's sending over Filipino workers who can help rebuild the homes and public buildings that were destroyed there during the war. Ukrainian soldiers and rescue officers search for bodies in the debris at the military school hit by...
No Filipino has so far been reported among the casualties from an explosion incident in Istanbul, Turkey that killed six people, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Members of the forensic team of the crime scene investigation police (C) work as Turkish policemen secure the area after a...
