A number Filipino nurses and caregivers who seized the opportunity to undergo training in Japan to qualify for work there have ended up returning to the Philippines, including some who passed the tough licensure exam. “The journey to becoming a nurse in Japan was indeed a mission impossible….We were very tired physically, mentally and emotionally […]
To brush up their English skills and get experiences useful for building up a career, more and more Japanese are looking to study in the Philippines, which is much cheaper for studying than the United States or Britain. Not only individuals but many Japanese corporations are encouraging their employees to study in the Philippines, where […]
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is cautiously planning its expansion in the Philippines, which the company considers a key market to expanding its global presence. Under pressure to keep up with rival Japanese chains 7-Eleven, Ministop and Family Mart, which are rapidly opening new stores, Lawson President and CEO Genichi Tamatsuka said Tuesday that the company and […]
The Philippines on Monday launched the first public immunization program for dengue fever. The Philippines on Monday launched the first public immunization program for dengue fever, seeking to administer to a million schoolchildren the world’s first licensed vaccine against a mosquito-borne disease that the World Health Organization estimates infects 390 million people a year globally. […]
Three vessels including a submarine belonging to Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force on Sunday made a port call at Subic Bay in the Philippines’ main island of Luzon. The Oyashio-class submarine left Japan together with two guided missile destroyers, Ariake and Setogiri, last month on a voyage aimed at training MSDF officers and fostering goodwill with […]
The Indonesian Military (TNI) is ready to assist the Philippine military to launch an operation against Abu Sayyaf militants who have hijacked two Indonesian vessels and kidnapped 10 Indonesian crewmen. The Indonesian forces are all set for the hostage rescue operation, said Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu. However, Jakarta would have to first wait for Manila’s […]
Daily traffic jams in Metro Manila may cause stress that can increase the chances of developing diabetes, health experts warned. Dr. Ma. Cecille Añonuevo-Cruz, a fellow of the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, said that traffic jams can trigger increase in stress hormones. The hormones regulate how the body absorbs sugar, Cruz explained. Cruz […]
With less than 100 days in office, President Benigno Aquino III has created a high-level task force that would synchronize a “unified” government action in protecting the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. In Memorandum Circular No. 94, the President has assigned the National Security Adviser to chair the National Task Force for the […]
The US commercial spacecraft Cygnus carrying the Philippines’ first microsatellite Diwata-1 was successfully launched into space yesterday morning in preparation for the satellite’s eventual deployment into orbit next month. Carlos Primo David, executive director of the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), said that […]
The Philippines is the 82nd happiest place out of 157 economies, according to a report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. The report, which urged nations, regardless of wealth, to tackle inequality and the environment, showed the Philippines as a happy place to live in, one […]
