Filipino-American Lee Kiefer of the USA Fencing Team celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's individual foil event in the Tokyo Olympics Sunday in Japan. (Photo from the Instagram fencing_fie) Filipino-American Lee Kiefer fencer of the USA captured the gold medal in the women's...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta The Spanish-American War of 1898 was described as inter-imperialist by no less than Lenin himself because it was a grab for existing colonies. That was how Dr. George Aseniero, eminent Filipino historian and authority on Rizal, began his brilliant paper, “The Game of...
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) expressed optimism that Congress will approve the Open Access in Data Transmission bill during its Third Regular session stressing the legislative will bridge critical gaps in broadband infrastructure by attracting more firms to invest in the data transmission and...
Two Philippine companies top the 2021 Best Workplaces in Asia list in two different categories, while seven others join other Asian companies to complete the 2021 roster. In a statement, Best Workplaces said that Canva Philippines, the online design company founded by Filipino-Australian...
Some 16 local and foreign business groups have strongly urged for the immediate enactment of the proposed Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act, which seeks to protect consumers amidst the growing complexity in financial services, especially digital services. In a statement the business group...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down the petition of a foreign cigarette company to get back from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) more than P305 million in advance excise tax payments due to its failure to submit complete tax refund documents. (Photo by Pawel Czerwinski/ Unsplash)...
Today’s celebration of Philippine-American Friendship Day evolved from the previous years’ observance of the fourth of July as Independence Day. This day in 1946 marked the end of US sovereignty: the American flag was lowered just as the Philippine flag was raised in a ceremony at the Luneta....
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an American woman wanted by federal authorities in the United States (US) for defying a court order in a child custody case. (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page) Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Cyndi Mamuad Mesina, 54, was nabbed...
The United States government has lowered its travel restriction to the Philippines to Level 3, a notch lower from Level 4, the highest of its four travel categories. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC website) “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
At least seven industry groups in the Philippines are calling for the liberalization of agriculture sector to secure food supplies. The groups, led by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) and Cold Chain Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CCAP), said they...
Internet sensation and mother-and-son tandem does it again with their endearing and funny TikTok videos. This time, Mama Lulu shows her son Oliver her purchases from Target as she gets ready for gay pride next month. With the caption, " When your Mom takes being an LGBTQ+ ally very seriously ..."...
