The Global Fiipino_mural by Filipino Artist Emmanuel "Manny" Garibay “Malayong lupain, amin mang marating, di rin magbabago ang damdamin." Borrowing from the hymn of the University of the Philippines, the various celebrations commemorating the 124th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Polar bears face an existential threat from the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, which they rely on as platforms to hunt seals. But in a new study, scientists have identified an isolated subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland that instead make use of...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is increasing its capital expenditure budget by 33 percent to P60 billion this year. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that the higher capex budget is in preparation for a further improvement in...
Listed fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is going international, said its Chief Operations Officer of Converge, Jesus C. Romero. “We want to make connections with markets, not just in our country, but around the globe, so we can improve our infrastructure," he told a panel...
124th Philippine Independence Day Celebration, National Day Fiesta in Geneva 124th Philippine Independence, June 12, 2022 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence Cultural Program H.E. Evan P. Garcia, ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines, Philippine...
The Philippines’ Shane Tormes was crowned Miss Global 2022. She is the first Filipina to win the title. The pageant was held Saturday, June 11, at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Indonesia. Honed by the Kagandahang Flores beauty camp, Shane is a pageant veteran who has competed in the Bb....
As e-sports participants and viewers continue to surge in the country, PLDT Global Corporation (PLDT Global) and OneQode, a high-performance gaming infrastructure provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the gaming experience of the eSports community. Specifically, they...
PARIS, France -- With the spread of monkeypox across the world coming hot on the heels of Covid-19, there are fears that increasing outbreaks of diseases that jump from animals to humans could spark another pandemic. While such diseases -- called zoonoses -- have been around for millennia, they...
“Stranger Things 4” topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart for the second straight week and set three new records. The sci-fi horror series was watched 335.01 million hours from May 30 to June 5 to become the most watched season of English-language TV in one week on Netflix. According to...
PARIS, France -- Negotiators from almost 200 countries met in Germany Monday for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat from rising emissions. The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major...
A taxi driver who robbed his passenger in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig was killed by the police in an armed encounter on June 5. Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the suspect as Ryan Guanieso, 36, resident of Pasay City. The suspect's gun and taxi...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. Global warming caused by humans, particularly...
