The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has hailed a food and beverage giant's commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to "net zero" by the year 2050. (Photo from Climate Change Commission PH Facebook page) The company, Nestlé Philippines, also set a mid-term goal of slashing to half...
Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, is planning to fly non-stop from Manila to Tel-Aviv in October 2021, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced on Tuesday. PAL President Gilbert Santa Maria hands over a replica of a Philippines Airlines plane to Amir Halevi, Directo- General of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday admitted he would “deeply regret” losing his “friendship” with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi over his expletive-laced tweet against China’s continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea. DFA Secretary Teodoro...
President Duterte is furious with two former government officials for supposedly passing the blame for the latest situation in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President unleashed profanity-laced rants against former Supreme Court Justice Antonio...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday warned that the Philippines will implement “hard, long and strict” quarantine requirements for those coming from India once the travel restriction is lifted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus variant which is suspected to be the...
A history group refuted actor Robin Padilla’s claim that the De La Salle University (DLSU) was established by Spanish. De La Salle University (Photo from DLSU Facebook) On Sunday, Padilla said DLSU was established for “insulares, peninsulares, and mestizos” during the Spanish colonial period...
Annoyed by criticisms on his alleged soft approach towards China in a territorial dispute, President Duterte is having doubts on whether former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is really a Filipino. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 3, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. proposed to President Duterte on Monday night, May 3, a lower target in the national government's inoculation program in order for the country to achieve herd immunity by the end of 2021. Galvez, vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF)...
Fish, not war. With no plan to go to war over the West Philippine Sea dispute, President Duterte has appealed to China to just allow Filipinos to "fish in peace." President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo: Malacañang) The President maintained that there was "no reason...
The country is faring well in combating the coronavirus pandemic compared to other nations, President Duterte declared Monday even though cases of infections have exceeded one million. President Duterte meets with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other officials on pandemic response at the...
The impending jump in the delivery rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines starting this month will make a huge impact on the government's mass inoculation program, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said late Monday night, May 3. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. poses for a photo with the 500,000...
Amid the renewed tension with China, President Duterte said he never promised to take back the West Philippine Sea when he ran during the 2016 presidential campaign. RODRIGUEZ_05042021-1 The President claimed that he avoided discussing the territorial dispute during the past campaign, recognizing...
