The Philippines' slow tourist arrivals--despite being the first country in Asia to reopen its doors to leisure tourists amid the Covid-19 pandemic--is the result of the persisting strict requirements imposed by government on foreign travellers. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine...
WALA LANG MAP OF THE PAST A map entitled Provincia de Manila shows a strange place. It was 1885, five or six generations ago, and maybe with 200,000 rather than 20 million people Metropolitan Manila or officially National Capital Region (NCR), was established in 1978. It consists of 17 local...
When there’s a restlessness in us that allows us to feel at home only while looking at possibilities beyond the horizon Photos by the author SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND A moment of contemplation in Delft, the Netherlands I used to think I’d end up in New York. Paris was wishful thinking. Still,...
A love letter to the art of handwork WRITE THEN AND THERE Displayed in the National Museum of the Philippines is this Ambahan made by Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee, the Mangyan poet, Ginaw Bilog. The Ambahan is a metaphoric poem with seven-syllable lines using the surat mangyan etched on bamboo...
The poor local pension and retirement system will ultimately prevent the Philippines from being a rich country, economist-congressman Joey Salceda opined on Saturday, Oct. 22. (Emil Kalibradov/ Unsplash) “Among the world’s most populous economies, we have almost the worst pension system....
Chinese companies are now more confident in investing in the Philippines as the country's business community continues to improve. This was according to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, who said Friday that Chinese investors "have shown increasing confidence in the economic...
The Philippines is expecting to receive 500 million pounds in investment from British companies for the next five years as United Kingdom started to focus on the Southeast Asian region in terms of financial developments, its envoy to the Philippines said Friday. Ambassador Laure Beaufils said UK is...
Neil Dimapilis, Founder of Social Media Marketing Philippines, has been chosen as part of the top 3% of community founders and builders worldwide, with 4.3k founders trying to join alongside six community builders here in the country. This opens more opportunities to the community in terms of...
(Ministop Philippines Official facebook page) Uncle John’s convenience store will soon be in many neighborhoods across the country bringing familiar favorites to Filipino consumers who have been the customers of about 500 Ministop stores since 2000. Making the change first is the Ministop in...
How an online delivery app is bringing independent and small businesses into the mainstream By Vicente Gonzales SHOCKING DISCOVERIES A scene from the episode with Kiray Celis and Sassa Gurl hooked up in a lie detector toy as they review food When I was younger, back when I was in college, I always...
The Philippines won at the 2022 K-pop Cover Dance Festival held in Seoul, South Korea. Filipino dance group Teenage was adjudged one of the three winners in the final round of the competition. The other two winners were Prism Kru from the US and The Squad Dance Crew from Thailand. Filipino dance...
Russia has called on the Philippines to honor its deal to purchase military helicopters after it was scrapped by the latter supposedly in fear of US sanctions amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking with reporters at his residence on Wednesday night, Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat...
