When it comes to movie-watching, many Filipinos prefer to illegally download or stream online rather than watch from legitimate sources like cinemas and recognized streaming platforms. It may be free, but what they don’t know is that aside from harming the entertainment industry, they’re also harming themselves. To educate viewers on the dangers of illegal […]
The Philippine polo team made sports history as it made a strong finish at its first ever championship appearance at the All Asia Cup in Thailand, placing 2nd at the final match against the home team. Philippine team captain Mikee Romero also brought home the honor as MVP of the series, according to a PNA […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs opened 100,000 passport appointment slots for February to May since 1 p.m today January 23rd. “Every day, we will be putting more slots so that all of you who want to travel during the summer will not be hampered for lacking passport,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said The […]
by Bloomberg’s Cecilia Yap and Siegfred Alegado The Philippines retained its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies after expansion exceeded 6 percent for a sixth consecutive year. Gross domestic product increased 6.7 percent in 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority said in Manila Tuesday, matching the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. […]
University of the Philippines College of Law student Chad Patrick Osorio was given the Award of Brilliance by the United Nations University in Japan. Osorio was the first Filipino and one of the year’s 4 recipients of the award given by the 33rd Eisaku Sato Essay Contest, a bilingual (English and Japanese) international competition established […]
The first batch of Philippine passports valid for 10 years has already been released. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the issuance of the initial set of passports that will replace the 5-year valid passports issued before 2018. The new passports are issued to Filipinos 18 years or older and cost Php950 for regular […]
The Philippines’ Jeepney Modernization Program has brought forth redesigns of the iconic “King of the Road” transport vehicle – and the public should be aware of reviews from both supporters and critics. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is scheduled to launch 200,000 new PUVs over the next three years, and the design direction could make […]
Angeline Flor Pua has been crowned Miss Belgium 2018, the first beauty of Filipino descent to win the national pageant. Pua, born in Belgium of Filipino parents, won the Miss Belgium pageant after winning the regional contest as Miss Antwerp. The 22-year-old beauty is a student airline pilot in Brussels who worked hard to afford […]
Known as a tropical country, the Philippines has sent delegations to the Winter Olympics four times since 1972, the most recent of which was figure skater Michael Christian Martinez, who went to Sochi, Russia in 2014. Once again, the nation will have to huddle up and support the country’s only Olympian this year, 17-year old […]
Wonderful news for Filipino travellers. Philippine passport holders can now travel to 63 countries and territories visa-free! This makes the Philippine passport the 72nd most powerful in the world out of 199 passports according to Henley and Partners’ latest Visa Restrictions Index for 2018. This is an improvement from last year’s rank of 75th. Here […]