[Taguig City, October 27, 2023] – In a heartwarming and symbolic gesture of unity, UNAP Ambassador for Peace Rhian Ramos lit the first candle of peace at the recent Peace Gathering, marking the 78th anniversary of the United Nations. The event, held at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (National Heroes Cemetery) in Taguig City, Metro…
TOURISM BOOM. HKTB executive director Dane Cheng during the “Juan in a Million” reception at Shangri-La The Fort on Wednesday night (Feb. 5, 2025). It celebrates the one millionth Filipino tourist to Hong Kong. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora) By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The Philippines remains as a key tourism market for Hong Kong as…
LOVE WITHOUT LIMITS. Albay couple Florentino Biron IV and Ma. Christina prepares to go home after attending a school activity in Tabaco City in Albay province in January 2025. For the past 15 years, Florentino has been the sturdy support of his wife. Despite a vehicular accident rendering the public school teacher paralyzed from the waist…
MANILA – Government system reforms and strengthening of institutions are better options than calling for the resignation of elected officials, the Makati Business Club (MBC) said Monday night. “Simply changing the people in power will not achieve the lasting improvement in the country’s governance,” MBC said in a statement. Instead, it cited the need to “reform…
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Monday to condemn the reckless and illegal act of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in a statement on Monday. “Likewise, Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime FlorCruz has been instructed to convey the same to the…
LEGAZPI CITY – Responding to appeals for help, Albay 2nd Dist. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, has revived his multi-awarded Team Albay through its Team Albay Youth Organization (TAYO) for immediate dispatch on relief, medical, water sanitation, communications, agriculture rehabilitation and psychosocial interventions mission to Catanduanes, which was severely ravaged by super typhoon Pepito over the weekend. TEAM Albay is…
TAGUIG CITY – Anticipation fills the air as the Philippines prepares to celebrate its homegrown inventors and their groundbreaking creations. The National Inventions Contest and Exhibits (NICE) 2024, organized by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is set to showcase the best of Filipino innovation. It’s…
DAPITAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – Dapitan City, the top tourist destination in Zamboanga Peninsula, received a significant boost in tourism after hosting the Foreign Armed Forces Attaché (FAFA) Corps from October 6 to 9, 2023, for the 2nd Semester FAFA Tour. The Armed Forces of the Philippines, under the leadership of Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,…
The International Olympiad in Informatics Philippine Team, composed of John Lloyd Allas, Cassidy Kyler Tan, Jerome Austin Te, and Filbert Ephraim Wu, at the competition’s closing ceremony. (Photo from National Olympiad in Informatics Philippines Facebook page) Once again, the Filipino has proven itself as world class, exhibiting academic excellence amidst fierce international competition. Recently, three…
The Embassy of India in Manila has launched the first India-Philippine Tech Summit (IPTS) designed to help boost the economic and strategic partnership between the two countries through the use of digital technology. In his speech during the IPTS launch at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City, Indian Ambassador to Manila Shambhu Kumaran cited the need for developing countries to develop partnerships among…
