Singapore bet for Miss Universe 2020 Bernadette Belle Ong was born and raised in the Philippines up until she was 11 years old.
India-bound Benelli Leoncino 250 launched in Philippines at Rs 3.06 lakh
Benelli has introduced the Leoncino 250 in the Philippines. The quarter-litre motorcycle has been launched in the country at PHP 1,99,000 (Rs 3.06 lakh).
Pepsi Philippines helps repatriated OFWs
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. is helping repatriated overseas Filipino workers reintegrate back into the local economy through its distribution business.
Philippines receives first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines
The Philippines received its first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, the presidential office said.
Isolated rainshowers expected across the Philippines –PAGASA
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers will prevail over the National Capital Region and the rest of the country, PAGASA said Saturday. In its 24-hour forecast, the weather agency …
Philippines Studies $499 Million Wage Subsidy Plan for Companies
The Philippines is considering a 24 billion-peso ($499 million) wage subsidy plan that could help pandemic-hit companies retain as many as one million workers. Small businesses that have reduced work …
Direct PH-Israel flights seen before end-2021: envoy
Direct flights between the Philippines and Israel before the end of the year are in the pipeline, Israeli Ambassador to Manila Rafael Harpaz said Friday.”We would like very much for the Filipino …
As Chinese Maritime Threat Looms, Philippines, US Discuss Saving Deal Manila Once Scrapped
Comments by Philippine officials indicate that, with a growing Chinese maritime threat, Manila now hopes the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States – which the Philippines once moved to …
China to Philippines: Know real friends, reliable partners
Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian has raised the Philippines’ need for COVID-19 vaccines to make a point about the friendship between the two countries and how certain nations had been trying to drive a …
Foreign loans to fund Philippines’ COVID-19 response hit $18.4 billion
The Philippines has secured $18.4 billion in foreign loans so far to fund its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Finance department said. “As of April 28, 2021, …