The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.​​ ​According to the DFA website, Alert Level 1 or Precautionary Phase is issued due to valid signs of "internal disturbance, instability or external threat to the host...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion In spite of the massive financial contribution of overseas Filipinos to the country’s economy, this incontrovertible fact is seldom acknowledged in major speeches. The magnitude of their contribution is amply shown in key statistics in 2021. Their total US$31.4 billion...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill providing for the equal use of Filipino and English languages in such documents to make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the contents of all government issuances. In Senate Bill 228, Padilla lamented that while Section 6, Article. XIV of the...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita Nograles and Pinuno Party-list Rep. Ivan Guintu filed House resolutions (HRs) congratulating Filipino athletes and sports teams for their recent achievements in international competitions. Filipinas team captain Tahnai Annis (center) lead...
(Photo courtesy of Social Weather Stations) Forty-four percent of Filipino adults believe that their quality of life will "improve in the next 12 months," a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. Of the 1,440 respondents, 44 percent said their quality of life will improve, 39 percent said...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The 124th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence carries the theme, “Pagsuong sa Hamon ng Panibagong Bukas (Rise Towards the Challenge of a New Beginning).” What does our independence mean amid a challenging period of rebuilding after a...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan I sat down with Pacita “Chit” Juan, president of the Philippine Coffee Board to discuss the state of Philippine coffee, especially after two years of pandemic lockdown. There are two ways to look at this. One is, from the side of the producers, which for this purpose...
Today is the 47th anniversary of Philippine-China relations and the 21st commemoration of the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day. Both are celebrated on June 9. In 1975, it was also on this same day when the two nations established diplomatic relations; while in 2002, by virtue of Proclamation No. 148...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, June 4, it will continue providing assistance to Filipinos in Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country. While assistance is ongoing, DFA clarified there is no urgent need to have a rapid response team there. This came after DFA...
More than 460,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated from various countries since the Philippines started bringing back distressed Filipinos abroad in 2020. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta According to our high school history textbook, when the Colegio de Santo Tomas (now University) was established in April 1611, it opened its doors to Filipino students. But, that was misleading, the late Dr. Domingo Abella used to argue because the Filipinos then were...
