The government intends to encouraging young people to enter the agriculture sector, and bring down the average age of Filipino famers, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the rice industry convergence meeting at the National...
To make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla pushed for a Filipino translation of the measure and its related documents. Padilla, an advocate for the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication, made the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 30, ruled out the possibility the accident in Kuwait where a motor vehicle hit several Filipino cyclists was a hate crime. (Photo from Maya Cycle) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega said this during the Laging Handa public...
Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa was elated to find Filipino goodies in Don Quijote, a famous Japanese discount chainstore that can be found in Japan. (Photo from Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa via Twitter) Based on his tweet, the envoy seemed to be back home....
The driver of the motor vehicle that hit several Filipino cyclists along the Arabian Gulf Road in Kuwait surrendered to authorities. (Photo from Maya Cycle) This was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during an interview with DZBB on Sunday, May 28. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government is ready to assist the families of Filipinos who died when a Chinese vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean last week....
Senator Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo on Monday, May 22, expressed concern that ships are hiring more seamen from Vietnam, Myanmar, Africa and China rather than Filipinos in the recent years. Tulfo issued the statement during a Senate plenary session where he expressed elation over the overwhelming...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will not charge first-time jobseekers when acquiring National Certificates (NCs), Certification, Authentication and Verification (CAV), and Certificates of Competencies (CoCs). "First-time job seekers...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s cryptic post on Instagram referring to someone as “tambaloslos” (a Visayan pejorative term) is making the rounds on social media as netizens debate on who was the subject of her remark. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Instagram) On Sunday, May 21, the official...
Negotiations for Kuwait to lift the suspension on issuing new visas for Filipinos will continue as Manila refused to yield to the latter's demands that would violate the Philippine laws. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Thursday, May 18, that the Philippine and Kuwait...
The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc. (FFCCCII), the country’s umbrella organization of Filipino-Chinese business chambers, said they will focus its efforts on promoting tourism between the two countries amid political crisis between US and China that put the Philippines in...
By Henrylito D. Tacio If there’s one fruit that commands attention, it’s the strawberry (*Fragaria ananassa*). Strawberries are one of the healthiest fruits around. It is a temperate crop, and so in a tropical country like the Philippines it is hard to come by. It is grown mostly in cooler...