Two Philippine public high schools were conferred with the SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award for their excellent sustainable development initiatives. Out of the 272 participating schools, La Filipina National High School (LFNHS) in Tagum City bagged the 1st prize while...
Births per woman of a childbearing age in the country continued to decline this year, falling below the replacement level for the first time, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the preliminary results of the PSA’s 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS),...
PARRICIDE charges have been filed against an American over the murder of his Filipina wife in Negros Oriental. BACOLOD CITY – Police filed Thursday, July 21, charges of parricide and murder against an American and his new lover for the death of his wife in Valencia, Negros Oriental Tuesday this...
PERSONNEL of the Scene-of-the-Crime Operatives (SOCO) retrieve the body of a Filipina nurse buried in a shallow grave in Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental Tuesday, July 19. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – An American is under investigation...
A Filipino domestic helper in Singapore, who reportedly pleaded guilty for threatening to leak explicit photos of her male employer, will serve her jail time there before facing deportation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, July 20. "She will serve her sentence at Changi Prison,"...
Culture can be expressed in many ways, whether through language, traditions, fashion, or food. And when we say food, it’s not just about the cooked meal on the table, but it can also mean how the ingredients are grown. A good illustration of this is the story of a Pinay nurse in California, USA....
Catherine Valdez is no ordinary beauty queen Jennifer Leu-Yong In her early school years, Catherine Valdez runs with the neighborhood boys playing basketball, wearing oversized clothes. “I was called an ugly duckling because I had dark complexion, I am tall, and too thin. I was bullied,” says...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna- The five suspects in the shooting of Infanta, Quezon Mayor Grace America have been charged with frustrated murder and attempted murder before the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Infanta District Office, according to reports. The suspects identified in the reports by...
A look into the past, present, and future After its successful digital leap in 2021, the Panasonic Manila Fashion Festival (PMFF) opens the season of style this year with its 13th edition under the theme “Redefined,” as it continues its mission of spotlighting the best of Filipino fashion...
CAMP VICENTE LM, Laguna – Investigators found persons of interest upon review by the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) ‘America’ of the CCTV footage in areas where an attempt to assassinate Mayor Filipina Grace R. America of Infanta, Quezon happened, 18 days ago. Police Regional Office...
A Catholic prelate has condemned the shooting of Infanta Mayor Filipina Grace America in Quezon province on Sunday. Photo Prelature of Infanta FB Infanta Bishop Bernardino Cortez asked the faithful to pray for the mayor and for justice to prevail. “May justice prevail in this wicked crime,” he...
CAMP VICENTE LIM Canlubang, Laguna -- Police Regional Office-Calabarazon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) Director BGen. Antonio Yarra has ordered the creation of a special Task Force that will conduct a thorough investigation on the shooting of Infanta, Quezon Mayor Filipina Grace America on...
