Filipino golfer Yuka Saso made history last Sunday when she won the US Women’s Open championship at the Olympic course in San Francisco, California. Born in San Ildefonso, Bulacan to a Filipina mother and a Japanese father, she tied the record set by 2016 Olympic gold medalist Imbee Park who...
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco has feted the two Filipino-Americans behind the viral ‘TNT Traysikel’, the Philippine tricycle that was recently seen crossing the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. TNT Traysikel in Downtown San Francisco (via Instagram/tnt_traysikel) Consul General...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, June 7, praised Yuka Saso for “making history” after she won the 76th US Women’s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Franciso, Californina. Robredo lauded the newly 2021 US Women’s Open champion for showing heart and effort to win the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has left the door open for the possible lifting of the annual limit for Filipino nurses that are sent to work abroad. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Bello, in an online press briefing on the occasion of Migrant Workers' Day...
(MB FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said that government nurses "will no longer be demoted" after it triumphed against the "unjust demotion provision" of a circular from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that supposedly affects their employment status. “Filipino Nurses...
Incoming Filipino and foreign travelers fully vaccinated abroad must still undergo the government's "regular quarantine and testing protocols" upon arrival in the country, Malacañang said Friday. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said these travelers who...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is supremely confident that Filipino seafarers' chances of employment will remain high amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) "It's high time that we...
Where there's a will, there's always a way. And that's what Filipinos have proven over and over again—that we can overcome any obstacle that come our way. This pandemic, for one, has limited our mobility, but it has never stopped us from finding happiness despite the circumstances. These Filipino...
Commemorating the poet and author, along with his masterpiece The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus MAGS FOR THE NATIONAL ARTIST The zine set, produced by the Benilde center for campus Art, dedicated to Cirilo Bautista A celebrated achievement in Philippine literature, the Trilogy of Saint Lazarus is...
Community pantry at Chinese General Hospital In the spirit of goodwill and the bayanihan drive, the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) rolled out its very own employees’ pantry earlier this month. A joint project together with the CGH Employees Association-UFSW, the pantry is...
Filipino seafarers will be given priority to receive western coronavirus vaccines based on a latest decision of President Duterte. A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination hub in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The President has...
Starting this coming June and every year thereof, the Province of Ontario will officially celebrate Filipino Heritage Month following the passage of the bill that recognizes the Filipino contributions not just to Ontario but to the Canadian society in general. Philippine Consul General Orontes...
