Before “Love the Philippines,” there were “WOW Philippines,” “It’s More Fun in the Philippines,” Pilipinas Kay Ganda,” and many more colorful slogans that all aimed to attract more tourists while projecting in just a few words what the country offers to the traveler. Tourism slogans...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has commended one of its employees at the Bacolod-Silay Airport for returning a wallet containing P25,000 worth of cash in peso and US dollar denominations. Bacolod-Silay Airport Acting Manager Roel Q. Aranzado said Rick John D. Conlu found...
Rowena Guanzon P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has dropped a knowledge bomb on Facebook that seemed directed to those running the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). According to Guanzon, logos and slogans don't, matter much in the grand...
GOING FOR ACCURACY Javier Parisi wearing a leather cap designed by Helen Anderson, an art school buddy of John Lennon Has there been any other English rock band that could match the charisma and influence of the cultural phenomenon that is the Beatles? The Fab Four who shaped the landscape of...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) campus announced the suspension of classes and work on Thursday, July 13. Photo credit to UPM In a social media post, UP Manila confirmed the suspension, citing the Office of the Chancellor. "Work and classes in UP Manila are suspended at 2:00PM, today,...
The production company of the Korean drama “King the Land” has issued an apology over the portrayal of a prince from a Middle East country in episode 7. Arab viewers protested over the “King the Land’ character Samir, played by “Squid Game” actor Anupam Tripathy. "King the...
The Senate will monitor if the automatic deactivation of non-registered Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) could help address and contribute to reducing, if not eliminating, text scams and other cyber-related crimes, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, July 12, said....
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said on Wednesday, July 12 the historic 2016 Hague arbitral ruling is crucial in strengthening the country’s efforts to preserve its territorial integrity. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda (MB File Photo)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, July 12, called for a review of the franchise tax of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) amid delays in the completion of its 37 transmission projects. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Senate Committee on Energy hearing on the Department of...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is enforcing tighter cybersecurity measures to protect the country’s power transmission system from hacking or other factors that could compromise the integrity of its operations. “We have implemented various measures to...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Our column last week was published amid a full-blown controversy regarding the tourism slogan recently launched by the Department of Tourism and the alleged use of videos of tourist destinations in other countries by a production house in the video which accompanied the launch....
REFLECTIONS TODAY In my younger days, when I read the Bible and would come across the expression “the Kingdom of heaven,” what came to my mind was a city within fortified walls, with grand buildings made of stones, along with a royal palace. A better understanding came with maturity: the...
