By Poch Eulalia A sense of wonder took over me when I arrived at the Bicol International Airport in Daraga. Peering out of the airport’s windows, I saw trees that stretched out over to the mountains and livestock roaming about widespread fields of green. There was no smog in the air and the...
Ever wonder what kind of experience and memories you can bring home after staying in a green and pet-friendly hotel? Entrepreneurs Don Ramon Bagatsing and Alessandra Atienza, the creative and innovation forces behind Eco Hotel, ensure that this mission translates to every Eco Hotel experience....
It has been quite a feat for the Philippines to return to the global scene with the biggest delegation of tourism stakeholders to date at the ITB 2023, spearheaded by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its marketing and promotion arm, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines. Sagay City...
Apart from the catalog of free-to-watch films of different genres, there are many restored and remastered Filipino classics from different film outfits in crisp visual and audio quality, courtesy of ABS-CBN Film Restoration. Here are five of the digitally-restored films that you can add to your...
More than three million farmers have been benefiting from the country's coconut expansion project which earns $2 billion every year, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) disclosed on Tuesday, March 14. In a “Laging Handa” briefing, PCA Deputy Administrator Roel Rosales...
The country’s trade deficit widened hitting a five-month high in January this year after exports fell sharply, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA said on Tuesday, March 14, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value of export and import,...
National Women’s Month is not yet over. To further empower Filipinas, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) will conduct a digital forum series beginning Wednesday, March 15. PCW’s three-part Digital Forum Series will be held on all the remaining Wednesdays of March. These will revolve around...
After 25 years of trying his luck, a former kitchen helper from Novaliches, Quezon City finally won the jackpot prize for Grand Lotto 6/55 worth P75.2 million on its Feb. 27 draw. "In photo: PCSO Assistant General Manager for Gaming, Product Development and Marketing Sector Arnel N. Casas handed...
A father and his son from San Pablo City, Laguna both won the P11.6 million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot prize drawn on Feb. 27. The son revealed in a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) interview that their lucky digits were "combinations of birth dates and ages of their family members."...
There were no jackpot winners for Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, March 13. The winning numbers for Grand Lotto were 16-21-25-29-15-06 for a jackpot prize worth P29,700,000. PCSO also advised that 53 bettors hit...
A team of experts from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has been deployed in Davao de Oro and its immediate vicinity to look into the series of earthquake events in the province in the past few days. In a post on its official social media page on Monday, March 13,...
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Camarines Norte on Monday evening, March 13, based on the earthquake information issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the quake struck 17 kilometers southeast of Tinaga Island, Vinzons, Camarines Norte around 6:24...
