Just a few hours’ drive away from Manila lies the province of Bataan, a place brimming with history and natural beauty. Whether you’re a history nerd, a beach lover, or just someone who needs to get away from it all, Bataan has something to offer. Allow us to give you three good reasons to...
Images courtesy of Helsinki Partners In a world fraught with ever-increasing stress and uncertainty, one nation consistently stands out as a beacon of contentment and wellbeing. HAPPINESS ON HELSINKI DAY On June 12, the city's birthday, Helsingians gather around tables going about the same length...
By Alex Amansec Photos by Ritche Amansec REVPAL RIDE Motorists Ritche Amansec and JF Lopez pose for a selfie along the Revpal route to Tagaytay Halina’t lalarga na (Come! We’re going!) Whether you own a big bike or a scooter, there’s so much more to feel beyond the winding dashes along major...
EAT AWAY Scene from the Japanese film The Midnight Diner about the stories behind the frenzy of Tokyo life What is the Philippines without a plate of adobo, China without Peking duck, France without *pot-au-feu*, Canada without poutine, and Mexico without mole? Like everything else, the nature of...
By James Sam EARLY MORNING A child spends his morning recreationally at a muddy field In the southern province of Rwanda, I spent two weeks living in a town just off the district of Kamonyi, known by the locals as Prefegitura ya Kibungo. A small locality detached from the ongoings of Kigali, the...
Picture yourself 18 meters or 60 feet underwater, where the noise of the surface world is non-existent and all that surrounds you is the open sea. Imagine a vast aquatic paradise just waiting to be explored, the majority of which remains unmapped, filled with aquatic secrets waiting to be...
By James Sam It is a common idea to have that to escape the familiarity of our homes, we must seek novel settings. To bask in the presence of foreign flora and grand views, an adventure far beyond the borders of our homeland. But this is not the case. Confined within a frame, at times completely...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it has expanded its coverage for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 increasing hemodialysis sessions to 156 from the former 90 per year. In a public hearing, Philhealth Acting Vice President of Corporate...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028 and has directed relevant government agencies to identify and implement programs, activities, and projects that support it. The PEDP 2023-2028 aims to reinvigorate poverty reduction and...
Philippine Azkals captain and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge has urged the younger players to step up after splitting their assignments in their back-to-back friendly matches against the visiting Nepal and Chinese Taipei under their returning coach Michael Weiss. The Filipinos welcomed back Weiss with a...
Philippine Airlines finalises order for nine A350-1000s.jpg] Philippine Airlines Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) should try to match the fare rates of budget airlines Cebu Pacific. Thus, said Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez amid the mounting complaints about the poor...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), once enacted, would give the Philippine stock market a shot in the arm. “The government also wants to have the MIF listed in the stock market, as a...
