The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in repatriating Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict under an international approach in responding to the crisis, a foreign affairs official said on Friday. “The President also directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to contact other countries and also through the embassies in Manila to provide…
MANILA — The City Government of Navotas officially launched its annual NavoPasko ham distribution on Sunday, marking the beginning of a festive initiative aimed at spreading holiday cheer among local families. A total of 84,598 hams will be distributed to residents from December 15 to December 21. Mayor John Rey Tiangco, accompanied by his children, led…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) underscored its commitment to inclusive innovation and sustainable development during the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) held in MIMAROPA. With the theme “Building Smart and Sustainable Communities,” this year’s celebration went beyond showcasing technologies—it became a rallying point for transforming communities through science-based solutions. Leading…
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…
“Changing the guards mid-game sends the wrong signal,” warns PAPI President Nelson Santos The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), one of the country’s largest and oldest media organizations, is appealing to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to retain Secretary Jay Ruiz as head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), citing his professionalism, journalistic…
BATANGAS CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to lead the distribution of the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolk, and their Families to an initial 4,740 farmers and fisherfolk in the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas, who were affected by the El Niño phenomenon, on Thursday, July 11. In a press briefing,…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. allowed Republic Act (RA) No. 11963 to lapse into law on Thursday, October 12, renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road as Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue. RA 11963 , which is titled, an “Act Renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road, Stretching from North Avenue, Traversing Through…
MODERN FARMING. Wallace Chow, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, joins fellow Taiwan officials and local Cagayan officials in harvesting sweet potatoes in Amulung town on Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2024). Chow offered a full scholarship program for student-farmers in the province who will learn modern farming technologies that they…
Pope Francis, 87, appeared in relatively good spirits at the Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican. PHOTO: REUTERS TEHRAN — Pope Francis has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a peace-focused address marking Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar. “Let us not allow the current hostilities to continue to have grave…
The rainy season may bring a welcome break from the scorching summer, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. From worsening traffic to flu season to higher incidence of dengue. Peak season for dengue infection is reported to be from June to November each year. That’s because dengue-carrying mosquitoes, like Aedes aegypti,…
