British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce on Friday congratulated Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee on the opening of its new restaurant at Leicester Square, a good 20-minute walk from Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom. “Congratulation to @Jollibee on the opening of your latest...
An alarming 83 percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned to the country as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic were found to be still unemployed on an average of three months post-arrival. Returning Overseas Filipino Workers at the NAIA (Ted ALJIBE / AFP /...
Vice President Leni Robredo did not experience side effects from her COVID-19 jab from the United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca vaccine, she said on Thursday, May 20. Robredo posted an update about her vaccine experience on Facebook a day after receiving her first dose at a vaccination site in Quezon...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
Asia United Bank reported a 38 percent drop in consolidated net income to P736 million in the first three months of 2021 from the P1.2 billion earned a year ago primarily due to higher loan loss provisions. “While COVID-19-related lockdown persists and the economy continues to reel from the...
Asia United Bank reported a 38 percent drop in consolidated net income to P736 million in the first three months of 2021 from the P1.2 billion earned a year ago primarily due to higher provisions. “While COVID-19-related lockdown persists and the economy continues to reel from the impact of...
Over 20 million young Filipino women struggle to enforce their rights to bodily autonomy as practices of child marriage, instances of gender-based violence, and lack of services for reproductive health persist in the country. (Screengrab from the virtual launch of the UNFPA's State of the World...
For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the Philippines cannot afford to relax its campaign against illegal drugs like what Portugal did in 2001 due to the country's proximity to China, the region’s “smuggling center of illegal drug exports.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...
Despite choosing what brand of coronavirus disease jab he should get earlier, President Duterte said Filipinos should not discriminate against the vaccine brands as he noted that most are waiting for the United States’ Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, which have the highest efficacy rate among all...
The United States brokered a deal meant to end Panatag Shoal standoff in 2012, but did nothing to stop China from taking possession of the territory, according to former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile discusses the West Philippine Sea issue during a meeting with...
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 17, said that China’s “might makes it right” on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he conceded that the Philippines cannot compete because it is not equal to the Asian giant. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his “Talk to...
President Duterte is putting his foot down against the alleged "inferior" treatment given by the United States to its longtime ally the Philippines. President Duterte delivers his public address while in a meeting with former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and other government officials in Malacañang...
