The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Tuesday the alert level at Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island from 0 to 1 following a steam explosion on Monday night. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said no evacuation was ordered, but people, including mountaineers, are barred from entering the four-kilometer-radius permanent danger zone due to the […]
According to a large online database called Numbeo, Filipinos generally spend more than an hour inside a vehicle when traveling everyday. This is equivalent to roughly 360 hours or 15 days every year. According to an expert, spending this much time inside a vehicle makes people susceptible to germs and bacteria. Dr. Willie Ong says […]
A Filipino seafarer has been named a hero in London after rescuing a sailor in danger in 2014, the Foreign Affairs said Monday. Vicente Somera of M/V Lars Maersk did not think twice in saving mariner Steve Collins despite “treacherous sea conditions, gale force winds and total darkness,” according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) […]
So many people are praising the latest episode of American TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” for getting Filipino culture right. Even Vulture entitled its episode recap: “How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Gets Filipino Culture right.” But first, a backgrounder: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is a six-week old TV musical comedy-drama series currently being shown in the States. It’s about a […]
While other countries have recipes associated with royalty, the Filipino cuisine differs with its familiarity and accessibility among the masses. As Chef Robby Goco pointed out, the Filipino food has drawn its distinct identity not from exclusivity, but commonality. “If you look at their cuisine, there’s always what you call excellence. I mean, this is […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and police operatives seized a van filled with illegally cut narra lumber in Tayabas City, Quezon province, on Friday. Ramil Gutierrez, head of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) based in Pagbilao town, said law enforcers intercepted the van in Barangay Lakawan loaded with […]
Pahayag ng Kagalang-galang Benigno S. Aquino III Pangulo ng Pilipinas bago ang kanyang pagdalo sa ika-27 na ASEAN summit [Inihayag sa NAIA Terminal 2, Lungsod ng Pasay, noong ika-20 ng Nobyembre 2015] Matapos po ang ating matagumpay na hosting ng APEC 2015, bibiyahe naman tayo ngayong hapon patungong Kuala Lumpur sa Malaysia upang dumalo sa […]
During the bilateral meeting between the two countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan will make a further contribution to peace and stability by providing the Coast Guard with new patrol vessels and transferring military equipment. In a press briefing on Thursday, Japanese Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura said that details on the equipment […]
Bakas ng pagsagip ng Malian Special Forces sa isang nakakabiglang atake sa isang hotel sa Mali, pangulong-bayan ng Kanlurang Aprika ang kompirmadong 27 katao napatay ng mga di umano’y armadong kalalakihan sa Radisson Blu Hotel nitong Biyernes, ika-20 ng Nobyembre. Sinasabing ding may 170 katao ang naging hostage kasama na dito ang mga panauhin at […]
The tourism industry is seen as the next growth driver of the Philippines, an economist said. Cayetano Paderanga, an economics professor at the University of the Philippines, said that aside from revenues from business process outsourcing (BPO) and remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFW), the country’s tourism sector has the potential to drive economic growth. […]
