Palawan has been called the “best island in the world” and the Philippines’ “last biodiversity frontier.” While most travelers choose to stay in a rustic beach shack or a remote luxury hotel, nothing …
Drilon sees ‘hunger crisis’ in Philippines sans adequate financial aid to poor Pinoys
Senator Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday warned that a hunger crisis is looming amid the COVID-19 pandemic after a Social Weather Stations survey showed that 7.6 million households …
Why Facebook Suddenly Closed 155 Accounts Targeting the Philippines
Facebook’s deletion of accounts targeting the Philippines from bases in China shows that the U.S. internet giant wants a better reputation in Southeast Asia after letting things slide in the past, say …
Philippines Warns Against Complacency as Virus Spread Slows
The Philippines cannot be complacent amid the slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus as clusters of infections still remain while critical cases have marginally increased, health authorities said.
Philippines dream journey: Exploring Palawan’s stunning islands on a traditional fishing boat
Palawan has been called the “best island in the world” and the Philippines’ “last biodiversity frontier.” While most travelers choose to stay in a rustic beach shack or a remote luxury hotel, nothing …
Statements from the Philippines, Australia, Japan and South Korea defend Dr. Joseph Scalice against Stalinist slanders
Scalise, by exposing the Communist Party of the Philippines, has done a service to the whole anti-capitalist movement and we stand in complete solidarity with him.” …
Heart Evangelista’s Miss Universe Philippines candidate tests positive for COVID-19
Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) 2020 candidate Maria Isabela Galeria from Sorsogon revealed that she tested positive for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a month before the grand coronation …
Facebook removes Chinese accounts active in Philippines and U.S. politics
The social networking company said it suspended 155 accounts on its main platform along with six Instagram accounts. The most widely followed accounts and pages were in the Philippines, where they sha …
Big business cashes in on ‘Brand Pope’ in Philippines
Images of a smiling Francis are on towering billboards and full-page newspaper advertisements, stamped with logos of McDonald’s, Pepsi, Hyundai and myriad big local companies …
The future of finance
For the first time ever in its 52-year history, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) will hold its Finex Week activities online. The 2020 Annual Conference of Finex, the …