Heads up for singles aged 31 and above! The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed that the median age for marriage among Filipinos falls between 28 and 30 years old. Based on the PSA data on marriages, the average age for women getting married in the Philippines is 28 years...
Local enforcers of all local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region can still issue traffic violations to erring motorists as the Supreme Court ruling that prohibits them to do so is not yet final and executory, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified on...
Valentine’s Day looms around the corner, and single Filipinos are slowly disappearing by the early 2020s. A comparison of data revealed that single persons began to decline from 43.8 percent in 2015 to 39.7 percent in 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The shrinking...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 4, urged Filipinos to shun the use of single-use plastics and to be more practical in terms of waste disposal. Legarda made the call as the country observes Zero Waste Month, as she renews her call for the Philippines to...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police arrested a 35-year-old single mother in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayao here on Friday night, October 13. Seized from the suspect “Cha” was 32 grams of suspected shabu valued at P663,612 placed in three heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets, a pouch, and...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, said the single-ticketing system (STS), while still on its pilot run, will soon transition into full implementation after the council is able to iron out issues on the digital payment services in the National Capital Region (NCR). The council...
(Pixabay) Take more decisive steps to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (EPRA) of 2022. This, in a nutshell, was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's message to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, who had been...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Romando Artes said on Thursday, June 15, that the revolutionary Single Ticketing System (STS) being implemented in some cities in the Metro are yielding positive results and that other local government units (LGUs) in the National...
Ask any mom, and they will agree that motherhood is a challenge—but one that they will gladly take on. For single mothers, it can be exponentially more difficult as the parenting duties are no different except they have to deal with everything on their own. From juggling work life balance, coping...
This month of May, The Manila Hotel honors all mothers with an array of activities and delectable offers namely, Project Hulmahan exhibit for the art lovers, an intimate tote bag painting workshop for the creative ones, and the sweetest of treats for the chocoholics. The Grand Dame aims to make moms...
“When you become a mom, it’s not about you anymore.” says Eileen Gonzales, a single mom who is competing for the opportunity to represent the country in the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 pageant. Truly, this statement can resonate with many moms who have had to put their life and dreams on...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said on Wednesday, May 10, that the dry run of the revolutionary single-ticketing system in Metro Manila held on May 2 was a huge success as it led to more improvements in the system. In an interview with the media, Zamora...
