All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go, so goes the famous John Denver song. But where to go? There may be more destinations to choose from now that borders all over the world are slowly being lifted and countries are opening up to international travelers. Filipinos are just too eager to pack...
One out of six or 15.5 percent of Filipino infants and children aged six months to five years had vitamin A deficiency (VAD), particularly those in the rural areas, based on the 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is expected to pay the P4.6 billion unpaid salaries to around 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were forced to return to the Philippines last 2016. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has called on the Filipino youth to consider agriculture-related courses to boost the country’s agricultural development, which has been taking a back seat in favor of blue and white collared jobs. Lacson said students,...
Disney puts the spotlight on its Pinoy staff as it observes Filipino American History Month, a month-long celebration of the heritage, culture, and achievements of Filipino-Americans For many, Disney has been the ultimate source of childhood fantasy. The American film studio has taken kids all over...
Live on CCP Vimeo! The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health, launches its first online film screening for the fourth QEFF. The online film screening is currently on the CCP Vimeo platform that is running up until Oct. 29,...
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday, Oct. 26 approved the bill seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Elizabeth Eder-Zobel de Ayala, wife of Ayala Corp. Chairman and CEO Jaime Zobel De Ayala. Approved was Senate Bill No. 2221 which was introduced by Senate Minority...
The Tasting Club presents special pairings to cap the month of October For many cerveza -loving drinkers around the world, October is a month to celebrate all things beer. People in every nation gather to share a good time over a mugs and bottles of beer during Oktoberfest. But with the global...
More than 200 researchers from Philippine public universities and natural resource managers were trained by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on how to properly track the changes in value and contribution of natural resources to the country's economy. ECOSYSTEM...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Oct. 22, announced that a science teacher from Cebu is among this year’s finalists of the prestigious Global Teacher Prize (GTP). Filipino science teacher Bryant Acar (Photo from DepEd) Bryant Acar from Science and Technology Education Center -...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Oct. 21, commended a public high school teacher from Isabela after being hailed among the five awardees of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) Ulirang Guro sa Filipino 2021. (Photo from DepEd) Mark-jhon Prestoza, a Filipino teacher from Quirino...
Science and the Filipino people PROUD PINAY Top: Dr. Lawagon receives her award from Dr. Michael Meister, parliamentary state secretary to the German Federal Minister of Education and Research. Bottom: .Lillibeth Pono, Consul Mary Luck Hicarte, and Vice-Consul Mina Ganzon of the Philippine Embassy...