By JAMES SAM A DECADE LATER Author in the US at the doorstep of his home of over 10 years My Filipino has always been weak. And I don’t just mean my competency with the language. Having been born in this nation rich in tastes and colorful in culture, the path that had taken me away from the...
On National Heroes Day, Vice President Sara Duterte encouraged the citizenry to "find the heroes within us" by taking inspiration from the national and nameless heroes of the country. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) "As Filipinos, we should find the heroes within us—carve...
Stories of heroism of ordinary Filipinos like the farmers, teachers, linemen, and overseas Filipino workers, must continue to be told, no matter if these may be less tragic or dramatic. President Marcos leads the National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Aug. 28, 2023....
Stressing that National Heroes Day is also a time to remember the lives of many unnamed and lesser-known heroes, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. urged the citizenry to become heroes for their own families and communities. President Marcos leads the National Heroes Day commemoration at the...
“The future is bright for the Filipino youth.” That’s what Vice President Sara Duterte believes in as she stressed her trust in the Filipino children. During two separate graduation ceremonies at the Universidad de Dagupan in Dagupan City and at the Polytechnic University in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, August 25 appealed to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) not to “bully” Filipino travelers who are going abroad when it starts imposing stricter regulations starting next month. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Hontiveros made the appeal after...
Ambassadors MaryKay Carlson of the United States (US) and Kazuhiko Koshikawa of Japan expressed their love for Filipino food by sampling local delicacies that have been dining table favorites for years. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson) The US envoy, who attended the...
The Philippine government will not stop the Filipino fishermen from fishing in the West Philippine Sea as it refused to acknowledge China’s unilaterally imposed fishing ban. “We do not recognize China’s fishing ban,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, August 18. DFA said...
Senator Raffy T. Tulfo has expressed dismay on the failure of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide specific timeline regarding the release of the unpaid wages claims of 10,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During the Aug. 17...
World boxing champion Nonito "the Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. has reacquired his Filipino citizenship, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, August 17. Donaire took his Oath of Allegiance at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on August 16 before becoming a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has not received confirmation yet of any Filipinos hurt or died amid the wildfires that hit Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii last week. Taylor Ganer and Hano Ganer search for their belongings in the ashes of their family's burnt-down house in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines should at least have an exchange training program for nurses with other countries as Filipino nurses continue to seek greener pastures abroad. File photos (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this following reports that Filipino...
