A total of 367 distressed and undocumented Filipinos from the Middle East have finally made it home to the Philippines via a sweeper flight mounted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) over the weekend. Filipino repatriates from Lebanon, Syria, and Bahrain undergo health protocol upon their...
Most Filipino online shoppers, two out of three, prefer to use e-wallets to pay for their purchases and mobile payment transactions are expected to grow ninefold. 05-1280x720 This was according to the most recent Online Payment Sentiments survey of Vesta, the end-to-end transaction guarantee...
The number of adult Filipinos who remain jobless slightly increased to 13.5 million in June 2021, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). SWS.ORG In the latest figure, the adult joblessness rate according to their June 23 to June 26 surveys was at 27.6 percent...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday reported a total of 130 new COVID-19 cases and seven new fatalities among Filipinos abroad for the whole period of last week. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In the same report, the DFA also recorded 287 recoveries among overseas Filipinos over...
Gathering the best and the brightest Outstanding Filipinos Once again, the Metrobank Foundation did a wonderful job in gathering the best and brightest among those that serve, and giving them the recognition they fully deserve. For the first time in its history, the Conferment Ceremonies took place...
The government of Oman has decided to lift its ban on Filipinos traveling to their country effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service Director Rolly Francia said Labor Secretary...
Filipinos are demanding a shorter online application process when opening a bank account, with three in five expecting to answer 10 questions or less or they will abandon the process. This, while one in five Filipinos will back out from opening a bank account via a mobile app or website if asked...
Two Filipinos who are part of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders were evacuated out of Kabul and are now in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. 22 Filipinos from Kabul arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International...
Since most subjects in school are taught in English and the Philippines have become increasingly globally competitive, more and more parents are choosing English as their child’s first language (L1). But isn't it more appropriate to teach the mother tongue first before learning the lingua franca?...
At least 36 Filipinos who managed to leave Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan are scheduled to arrive in Manila today and tomorrow via separate flights from Singapore, the United Kingdom and, Qatar, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday. Department of Foreign...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has reported a total of 946 new confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and 35 new deaths in connection with the dreaded disease among overseas Filipinos during the past week. Department of Foreign Affairs Amid the increasing number of new COVID-19...
Two delivery riders were accosted by authorities after they tried to sneak in packages allegedly containing illegal drugs to two quarantined returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) at an isolation facility in Taguig City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Taguig City Police reported Friday, Aug. 20....
