TUBBATAHA MAGIC Due to its remote location, a minimum of three nights and four days is needed for an authentic Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park dive experience Now is the right time to dive into the world-renowned Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. You need to hurry up and get your fins on because optimal...
The Philippines is a “significant beneficiary” of the P3.6-billion Indo-Pacific maritime programs sponsored by the Australian government to expand the region’s maritime security and marine environment protection, Australian Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Moya Collett said. Philippine and...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Sec. Renato Solidum, Jr. cited the country's genomic research which has contributed to various areas, such as disease diagnosis and management and the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. “In the Philippines, genomics research has significantly...
It took 10 hours before firefighters finally put out the fire that razed MV Diamond Highway, a vehicle carrier, off Lapu Lapu City, Cebu on Friday, April 28. (Courtesy of PCG) The fire that started around 2 p.m. Friday was declared out by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu at 12:35 a.m....
HERO’S HOME Antonio Luna's house on Urbiztondo Street When traveling, I try to book either a walking or running tour of the city. After getting the lay of the land and reading up on an abridged version of the history of the place and some structures, I plan the days or weeks—which places or...
FILIPINO FOOD MONTH WITH AN AUSSIE TWIST Yasmin Newman with Australian Ambassador HK Yu It’s the perfect time for Filipino-Australian food writer Yasmin Newman to be back in the country as April is Filipino Food Month. She’s been busy doing promotional events for her new book, Under the Coconut...
A Filipino and Chinese crew were killed as two foreign-flagged vessels collided in the water off Corregidor Island on Friday night, April 28. ( Two foreign-flagged vessels collided in the vicinity waters off Corregidor Island on April 28, 2023. Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard...
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has strongly condemned on Saturday, April 29 what she described as China’s latest attack on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). "Aside from filing a diplomatic protest, steps must be undertaken...
State seismologists on Saturday, April 29, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.5 jolted Occidental Mindoro. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
The Philippines and China gave contrasting positions over which one was to blame for the recent near-collision involving the Philippine and Chinese vessels in the Ayungin Shoal. The foreign ministries of both countries aired their respective positions over the dangerous incident less than a day...
The Exercise Balikatan 2023, dubbed as the largest iteration of the joint military exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces, officially concluded on Friday, April 28, with an official saying it was a huge success. ( Experts from the United...
The Philippine government will not back down from "intrusions" and "illegal actions" in the West Philippine Sea amid yet another dangerous move committed by China in the Philippine waters. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said Friday that investigation into the near...
