CEBU CITY – The opportunity to make it big in the booming real estate industry has opened for Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Filipino Homes, the country’s largest comprehensive real estate platform, has expanded its footprint to the Middle East. This expansion was made possible...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) formally turned over 2,954 “balikbayan” (returning Filipino) boxes to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) during a ceremonial turnover on Thursday morning, May 29, at the Terminal Facilities and Service Corp., Port of Davao, Barangay Ilang,...
The proposal to tax outbound remittances of non-United States (US) nationals would slash Philippine inflows by as much as $476.5 million or over ₱26 billion per year, according to estimates from the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD). In a May 28 blog post, CGD experts Helen...
Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, May 27, were warmly received by the Filipino community in Doha, Qatar, where they are scheduled to attend a series of activities. Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos meet the Filipino community in Doha, Qatar on...
Elementary students now have a more engaging way to learn science and math—RadyoEskwela sa Siyensya, an animated educational series launched by the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). With the rise of distance learning, finding creative and effective...
Money sent home by Filipinos working and living in the United States (US) is seen at risk from the remittance tax proposal pending in the US Congress, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "The proposed five-percent US tax on remittance outflows would have a particularly large negative...
Japanese retail giant Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation (PPIH), operator of the popular Don Quijote and Don Don Donki store chains, has expressed interest in increasing their offering of Philippine-made goods. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said top...
A group on Monday, May 19, acknowledged the approval of 16,000 new teaching positions by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as a welcome step forward—but said it remains far from enough to resolve the ongoing education crisis in the country. Teachers ' Dignity Coalition (TDC)...
Amid continued delays in the enrollment of public school teachers into the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) program, a group of teachers on Saturday, May 17, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to release a cash medical allowance to help cover urgent healthcare expenses. The Teachers...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 6,935 out of 10,770 examinees successfully passed the May 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE), administered by the Board of Nursing across 18 testing centers nationwide. The PRC noted that the results were released just...
Efforts by supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte to disrupt overseas remittance flows through a self-declared “no remittance week” in March failed to dent inflows, as cash sent home by Filipinos rose by 2.6 percent that month, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed....
As the nation reflects on the 2025 midterm elections, the heroism of Filipino teachers stands out. However, their service continues to be marred by long-standing systemic issues, as reported by the Department of Education (DepEd) and teachers ' groups such as the Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
