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...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay, si Mister sa bahay In the highly patriarchal society we live in—where husbands are generally regarded as the pillars of the home (" haligi ng tahanan "), a recognition of strength to keep a roof over the family, while the wives are depicted as the light of the home ("...
SAINT-URSANNE, Switzerland – Storing radioactive waste above ground is a risky business, but the Swiss think they have found the solution: burying spent nuclear fuel deep underground in clay. Olivier Moser of NAGRA (National cooperative society for the storage of radioactive waste) faces a...
MONTREUX, Switzerland -- A French family plunged off a seventh floor balcony in the western Swiss town of Montreux on Thursday after officers knocked at their door, leaving four dead and a teenager in serious condition. The circumstances around the family drama in an upmarket neighbourhood of the...
MES AMIS Amb. Michele Boccoz of France, Consul General of Monaco Fortune Aleta Ledesma, Amb. Raduta Matache of Romania The French Embassy in the Philippines and the Alliance Française de Manille have launched preparations for the Francophonie week. Francophonie refers to men and women who share...
A person who is close to “Crash Landing on You” stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin denied that they are getting married because the latter is pregnant. On Feb. 10, Hyun Bin, 39, and Son Ye-jin, who turned 40 last Jan. 11, announced that they are getting married in March in a private ceremony in...
Swiss educational institutions prepare students for the post-pandemic economy COOL SCHOOLS Glion Campuses in London and Switzerland “The world was already changing rapidly but the pandemic accelerated it,” says renowned futurist and author Bernard Marr. COVID-19’s far-reaching impacts have...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Omicron is now the dominant coronavirus variant in Switzerland and has even caused triple-jabbed people to be admitted to hospital, officials said Tuesday. AFP File Photo Switzerland has one of the highest infection rates in continental Europe, with people in their 20s the...
