“No more hungry Filipinos.” That was what President Marcos told the Filipino community in Thailand when he talked about his response every time he was asked what he was aspiring for. In meeting with the Filipino community after participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has pledged to improve the working conditions in the Philippines so Filipinos would no longer venture abroad to seek better opportunities. President Marcos meets with the Filipino community in Cambodia on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 before he left for Manila...
It may surprise many people that there is such a day as “World Kindness Day” – and that is today, Nov. 13. In the Filipino culture, kindness is a value that is known by many names, one of them “bayanihan.” Since the Philippines is located on the typhoon belt, where typhoons blow in at...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. As the world adapts to the worsening effects of climate change, the agriculture sector is exposed as one of the most vulnerable sectors, if not the most. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, damages incurred due to natural disasters totaled P463...
The Philippines' vaccination certificate, VaxCertPH, is now recognized in European countries as proof of inoculation against Covid-19. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), VaxCertPH is now recognized by the European Union Digital Covid-10 Certificate (EU DCC) system to be used...
Before Jocelyn Mamar became a farmer, she was a highly successful palengke (wet market) entrepreneur. Jocelyn Mamar is the owner of John and Marga Nursery Farm, which has farms in Davao del Sur, Cavite, and Bacolod. While the farms grow coconut, mango, coffee, bananas, durian, mangosteen,...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte highlighted on Thursday, Aug. 4 the need to establish what he described as a "heightened community-based public awareness campaign about monkeypox". (Unsplash) According to the Mindanao solon, having such information drive on monkeypox will help government...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) launched a digital literacy training for the Aeta community in Porac, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of DICT) The five-day community-based training benefitted a...
Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has been elected as senior deputy majority leader. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (Facebook, PPAB) This was announced and affirmed during the House session on Tuesday...
The focal and alternate focal persons of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in Ilocos Region (DILG-R1) underwent a training program on the community-based monitoring system (CBMS) to enhance their field supervision and operational skills in preparation for the 2022 CBMS National...
GenerationHOPE Inc. (Hope), the company behind the Hope In A Bottle brand, has for a fourth straight year been named among the world’s best by a non-profit organization that certifies companies based on how they create value for their employees, local communities and the environment. B Lab, a...
Great news, hangout lovers: NYMA Talent Mayora Frances Lim Cabatuando of Home Buddies is expanding her online city for you! Home Buddies Hangouts is an expansion of the massively successful Home Buddies Facebook Community. Home Buddies founder Frances Lim Cabatuando Home Buddies, a Facebook...
