Ifugao local artists create first-ever local film focusing on youth and family struggles

Despite limited filmmaking experience and resources, local artists from Hingyon, Ifugao, are making waves on social media with the release of their first-ever locally produced film, ‘The Revelation: A’apon Ina.’ This groundbreaking film explores the struggles of young love and marriage, family life, poverty, and other societal issues that deeply resonate with its audience. The premiere…

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DOT bars tourists from Mayon’s permanent danger zone

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) discourages tourists and visitors from risky areas around the erupting Mayon Volcano. In a Friday Mayon advisory to tourists, foreign and domestic, visiting DOT stressed that “Mayon Volcano’s alert level status has been raised from Level 2 to Level 3 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) due to increasing…

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Lawmaker insists foreign investors fear PH Charter restrictions

Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, who chairs the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, said Monday the constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership are the “root causes” of the reluctance of foreign companies to make investments in the Philippines.Rodriguez issued the statement in response to a position paper published by the University of…

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DA, LGUS, FARMERS, WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE PHP20-PHP25 PER KILO OF RICE

The Department of Agriculture, farmers’ cooperatives and associations and the local government units  (LGUs) of Cebu and Negros Occidental are working together to provide PhP20.00 to PhP25.00 per kilogram of rice in the market.  Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa said that everyone is now getting involved in the efforts of the government…

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Xendit payments infra bridges gaps in digital economy

Unicorn startup Xendit took the stage at a fintech summit to lead the dialogue on how the Philippine finance industry can accelerate the digital economy—and fast, through building payments infrastructure. In line with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap and its subsequent National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, Xendit has been advocating…

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Super Typhoon Julian intensifies, threatens Northern Luzon

MANILA,— Severe tropical cyclone Julian (international name: Krathon) has now intensified into a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds reaching 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts up to 230 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of Tuesday morning, Julian was located 205 kilometers west of Itbayat, Batanes, and…

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PH, Micronesia looking at enhancing tie up in maritime sector, peace and security

The Philippines and the Federated States of Micronesia are looking at strengthening their cooperation in various areas such as in the maritime sector, peace and security, people-to-people, and government-to-government partnerships. During a meeting in Malacanang Friday with Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley W. Simina, President Marcos said, “(f)or all of us with the things…

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