A Filipino in Singapore has tested positive for monkeypox, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Sunday, July 31. This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Singapore hanged a drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency. The spate of hangings -- which included the widely criticised execution of a mentally disabled man in...
A Filipino domestic helper in Singapore, who reportedly pleaded guilty for threatening to leak explicit photos of her male employer, will serve her jail time there before facing deportation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, July 20. "She will serve her sentence at Changi Prison,"...
Manila Angel Investors Network (MAIN), the largest private investors network in the Philippines, is investing in Singapore-based fintech startup, JiPay, to provide financial services to migrant domestic workers in Southeast Asia. MAIN invested $150,000 dollars to JiPay, an inclusive financial...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) restarted its direct flights from Cebu to Singapore on Friday, July 15, to boost international operations from its Visayas hub. This was the second international destination that CEB resumed this month. CEB will be operating the route thrice weekly, every Monday, Wednesday, and...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, the parliamentary speaker's office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country's worst-ever economic crisis. (FILES) In this file photo taken on January...
Emperador Inc., a leading global spirits firm controlled by tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, saw it share prices rise in both Singapore and the Philippines after the listing of its shares in the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). The firm’s listing at the...
Catriona Gray recently shared a series of photos on Instagram. In it, she is seen "introducing" her parents to their "second daughter." It happened in Singapore at Madame Tussauds. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfk_rQFBtU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Yes, Catriona's parents finally met her wax...
The Philippines has approved the construction of a new chancery in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Emmanuel R. Fernandez pose with...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Thousands of Singaporeans dressed in pink gathered at a park Saturday calling for greater recognition of LGBTQ rights, the first such rally since 2019 after coronavirus restrictions were eased. Supporters attend the annual "Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is boosting its international network by adding flights to Singapore from two of its largest hubs, Manila and Cebu. CEB doubles its daily frequency between Manila and Singapore on July 1 as it adds a morning schedule option. 88474 CEB said Flight 5J 813 is scheduled to depart...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with ambassadors of Italy and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-countries on Monday, June 6, and discussed future cooperation between the Philippines and these nations. From Left to right: Executive Secretary-designate...
