The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday conveyed its “deep appreciation” to the Filipino fishermen and the Philippine authorities for the rescue of two distressed Chinese fishermen off the coast of Palawan. Statement of the Chinese Embassy in Manila (via Twitter) In a statement, the Chinese...
The Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) does not have to remit dividends from its 2016 earnings to the national government after President Duterte issued an order cutting its dividend rate. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Under Executive Order No. 146, the President adjusted the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its adulation to the Filipino athletes representing the country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and thanked them for being a "source of inspiration" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from the Philippine Olympic Committee) In a...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, August 3, congratulated and thanked Filipino Olympians for bringing hope and inspiration to a nation in crisis. In a video message posted on Facebook, the vice president took pride in the accomplishments of Filipino athletes during the ongoing 2020 Tokyo...
Young Filipino math wizards successfully bagged a total of 28 medals and 16 awards at the Indonesia International Mathematics Competition (IIMC). The 39-member Philippine team won three golds, seven silvers, 18 bronze medals, and 16 merit awards in the 30-nation online competition held last July 27...
There are important factors that must be taken into account when growing crops. This includes responsible use of fertilizer and resources, prevention of landscape pollution, waste reduction, and protection of wildlife. However, it is the basic requirements that are sometimes overlooked by...
Losing a loved one may take years or even a lifetime of recovery from grief. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, knows this feeling as she suffered from her baby’s loss seven years ago. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, with her fur...
Thank you for waving the country’s banner at the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held from July 14 to 24. (DOST-SEI) This was the word of thanks expressed by the Department of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) to IMO Filipino medalists Immanuel Josiah...
About 100 Filipino seafarers went missing over the last three to four years, and the Philippine government is still clueless as to what happened to them. OWWA Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Hans Leo Cacdac revealed this Thursday, July 29, at the resumption of the House...
Chicken daily? Yes! CANTONESE TREAT Chicken feet or ‘adidas’ as it is called in the Philippines, in dim sum dish The most affordable meat these days is chicken, currently selling for less than half the price of pork or beef. This entices cooks and homemakers to serve chicken many times a week...
An Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) personnel assists one of the 138 repatriated Overseas Filipino Worker who arrived in Davao City direct from Dhaka, Bangladesh last July 15. City Mayor Sara Duterte said three OFWs from the Dhaka flight tested positive for Covid-19. (Keith Bacongco)...
Award-winning Filipino-American public artist Jefrë’s mammoth figural statue rises at SM Megamall as a reminder of the value of the hours and minutes of our lives HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT The 40-foot-tall Time Sculpture still covered before the official unveiling on July 29 (Photo courtesy of...
