House Speaker Martin Romualdez said that no less than World Economic Forum (WEF) Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab told him that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would be among the "best persons" to attend the organization's upcoming event in January 2023. President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is looking forward to the economic windfalls that the Philippines stands to get from two big events that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been invited to. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
The Philippines is "open for business" under its new and popular leader. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr (right), Speaker Martin Romualdez (center), and Trade and Industry Sec. Alfredo Pascual meet with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab during a breakfast...
GENEVE, Switzerland -- The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday. A picture taken on July 30, 2022 shows crevasses on the Fee Glacier (German: Feegletscher) above the Swiss alpine...
The Philippines won two awards at the 52nd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held from July 10 to 17. Based on official results, the Philippines’ Franco Mari Cabral of the Philippine Science High School-Main bagged a bronze medal while Harold Scott Chua of the Philippine Science High...
There’s more to the city of Neuchâtel, the French-speaking capital of the Swiss canton Neuchâtel, than meets the eye. Photos by the author OC Phillip Morris International's The Cube in Neuchâtel It is a medieval old town where you will find Château de Neuchâtel, a castle begun in the 12th...
The Global Fiipino_mural by Filipino Artist Emmanuel "Manny" Garibay “Malayong lupain, amin mang marating, di rin magbabago ang damdamin." Borrowing from the hymn of the University of the Philippines, the various celebrations commemorating the 124th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine...
124th Philippine Independence Day Celebration, National Day Fiesta in Geneva 124th Philippine Independence, June 12, 2022 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence Cultural Program H.E. Evan P. Garcia, ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines, Philippine...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover -- a process called "greening" that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 years of satellite...
A triumphant journey of a Filipina The canton of Vaud and Geneva in Switzerland is home to about 5,000 Filipinos, according to the Philippine Permanent Mission in Geneva. That sounds like a big enough market for a ready-to-eat (RTE), home-cooked style Filipino food and beverage (F&B) business....
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay; Si Mister sa bahay In the first and second parts of this article, we examined the socio-economic milieu surrounding the concept of a trailing husband through the perspective of the husband and the wife. In this final piece to our three-part maiden feature for the Global...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay; Si Mister sa bahay The Filipino family at their home in Switzerland In the first part of this feature, we looked into the personal circumstances and motivations that led a Filipino couple to decide to leave everything behind, move their family abroad, following greener...
