Nonito Donaire Jr. gets a title shot after the World Boxing Council (WBC) approved his fight with Mexico’s Alejandro Santiago for the vacant bantamweight belt. Nonito Donaire Jr. aims for the WBC bantamweight title vacated by Naoya Inoue. (File Photo/AFP) The development came during a recent...
Conflicts between nations are inevitable, but can we all agree that war should be the last recourse? Throughout history, war has ravaged not only the earth’s resources but also humanity’s core. There are no winners in a war when families are separated, when the education of the youth is...
How many people still keep a go bag at home or in their vehicles? For those who have those emergency bags, when was the last time those were inspected to check on expiry dates of its contents? The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) had an information campaign a few...
It’s direct to the point as the President challenged everyone — professionals, small businesses, medium enterprises, corporations, etc. — to pay not only the correct amount of taxes, but also to be timely in their payment in order to support the country’s economic recovery and expansion....
A group of Filipino customs brokers disputed the claim of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that its multi-million-peso container monitoring and registry program could bring down the logistics and shipment costs being paid by stakeholders. File photo: Philippine Ports Authority / PPA PPA General...
One hundred twenty three years — more than a century of delivering news, shaping minds, and fully informing the nation. It is not an easy feat for any media institution to survive the challenges of our times, which included two World Wars, changes in political administrations, tumultuous...
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte led the Basic Education Summit held the other day to craft appropriate strategies for achieving desired outcomes for the country’s youth. In 2021, the Department of Education (DepED) reported a total enrollment of 27.2 million from...
The implementation of the digital registration and monitoring of container vans will result in savings of up to 84 percent of logistical expenses being paid by importers, shippers, truckers and customs brokers, data from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) revealed. Citing the 2022 data of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is now on the final phase of the review and test of an online platform that would pave the way for the implementation of the electronic ticketing system for ship and ferry passengers. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago said they are now coordinating with the...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Jaja Santiago won’t be seeing action for the Philippines in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia this May as she moves forward with her Japanese citizenship. Jaja Santiago is reportedly in the process of obtaining Japanese citizenship. (File Photo) The status of...
Compared to other countries or nationalities, Filipinos generally enjoy a sense of freedom when it comes to their choice of religion. As a predominantly Catholic country (more than 80 percent of Filipinos are Catholics), there are other thriving religious sects such as Islam, Buddhism, Adventist,...
It is quite ironic that after the hullabaloo regarding the arrival of a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the national program that will store the data of Filipino citizens and foreign permanent residents, the majority still haven’t received their physical or digital national IDs...
