ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma “One year ago, 58-year-old Harold Lumictin, his wife and their six children were made homeless when their house was destroyed by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Island of Bohol in the Philippines. In total, 222 people died and more than 670,000 families were...
All 58 examinees from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) passed the October 2022 Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination. (Photo from uplb.edu.ph) With that, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hailed UPLB as the top-performing school for the said board exam. It was...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said the country may import sugar by October should the supply run out. Sugar (Pixabay) “Maari, bandang Oktubre, baka ‘yung supply ng na nandito sa Pilipinas ay paubos na, baka sakali ay kailangan nating mag-import (It...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – Performers from 30 barangays will compete in the highly anticipated return of the street dance and “electric” performing float competitions during the 43rd edition of the Masskara Festival in October. The official list released by organizers as of Friday, August 5, showed...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The country's Covid-19 cases could peak by next month, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This is based on the...
A vast majority of Filipinos surveyed by WR Numero (WRN) Research prefer presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos on the belief that he would implement full continuity of incumbent President Duterte's ways. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from...
A member of the Manobo Tigwahanon indigenous peoples (IP) group is among the passers of the October Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) said Friday, Nov. 12. Dr. Joeffrey S. Mambucon (NCIP Facebook page) The NCIP identified the IP member as...
South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
The hopes of providing a “better” Christmas for the Filipinos inspired the national government to further improve the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program as it exceeded its expectations for the month of October. The COVID-19 vaccination of college students kick off at the Quezon...
Philippine-Airlines-NAIA-Slider Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Oct. 8, 2021 announced its long-haul routes for the holiday peak season that begins late this month. The flights will serve the US.and Canadian East and West Coast as well as Europe and Hawaii. Manila - Los Angeles - Manila: 10 to 12...
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(PAGASA) Two or three tropical cyclones may enter or affect the country this month, based on the average cyclone frequency inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) during the period 1948-2015. Cyclone tracks in October are mostly landfalling or crossing the landmass but still some...
