Following her successful Japanese naturalization process, Jaja Santiago now has every bit of chance to become the first player with Filipino blood to see action in the Olympics. At the sidelines, Taka Minowa is looking forward to seeing that dream come true -- seeing his wife don the national...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – A 12-year-old girl was raped and killed in Barangay Buenavista here on Saturday, August 10. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim ran an errand but failed to return home. Her aunt searched for her and found the victim’s slippers and her bloodied...
For the first time this year, the inflation rate exceeded the government’s target range of 2.0 percent to 4.0 percent, as it rose to 4.4 percent. Despite this increment, the average inflation rate for the first seven months remained within the target at 3.7 percent. This was the first time since...
The reminder posted on many walls around us – Keep your surroundings clean – should not be taken only as a suggestion but a duty of every citizen. There are many reasons for that. One, the huge amount of solid waste clogs drainage systems and contributes to massive flooding during a...
Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA). This sounds scary, especially to cybercriminals, what with the penalties that go with it — as stiff as life imprisonment and as much as ₱5 million in fine. AFASA or Republic Act No. 12010 was signed into law by President Marcos on July 20, 2024 in a...
More residents in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) – some 500,000 of them – have left the region in the past five years, while only 381,000 people have come in during the same period. That is according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which cited the...
Ahead of President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, the business sector has urged the enactment of five important bills that are deemed critical to accelerating the momentum of economic growth and enabling Filipinos to attain a higher quality of life. The...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has earned nearly ₱1 billion pesos from erring motorists in the first six months of 2024. According to news reports, that’s exactly a total of ₱986.5 million from the fines and penalties paid by motorists. The amount reflects the poor compliance of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) launched on Tuesday, July 9, five major projects to mark the 50 th anniversary celebration of the agency, including a K-9 Academy in Pampanga and a cruise ship terminal in Surigao del Norte. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the projects are the...
According to a 2021 report of the US Census Bureau, there are nearly 4.5 million individuals who were either born in the Philippines or reported Filipino ancestry or race. There are approximately 300,000 US citizens residing in the Philippines, including many US military veterans. What do...
Filinvest Cyberparks Inc. (FCI), the office business arm of Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), reported that it has won the bid for the lease of office space for the Main Office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In a move to enhance its workspaces and operations, the NBI will be leasing...
Information is a valued resource which guides government action and the lives of people. Misinformation and disinformation destroy the integrity of information and results in creating cynicism that can mislead proper behavior. In many cases, it has led to discrimination and hate...
