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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Barack Obama are meeting after attending an APEC meeting in the Philippines. They are believed to be discussing a variety of issues, including the Paris terror attacks, the situation in the East and South China seas, and ways of working together to strengthen the Japan-US alliance. The […]
Magkakasunod na minasaker ang limang magkakamag-anak kabilang ang tatlong bata matapos pagbabarilin ng mga di-kilalang kalalakihan sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Purok 1, Barangay Ugalingan sa bayan ng Carmen, North Cotabato noong Lunes ng gabi. Kinilala ang mga napatay na sina Ebrahim Agal, 50; Sara Agal, 9; Pama Agal, 10; Mustafa Agal, 12; at […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in Manila to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Leaders of the 21 Pacific Rim economies, including Japan, the United States and China, will discuss ways of further integrating their markets. On Wednesday, Abe will also meet leaders of nations participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. […]
Tatlo-katao ang napatay habang isa naman ang grabeng nasugatan matapos na pagbabarilin ng mga di-kilalang kalalakihan sa panibagong karahasan naganap sa Purok 3, Barangay Upper Sicpao sa bayan ng Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur kamakalawa ng gabi. Kinilala ang mga napatay na sina Jorge Cataga, 57; Neri Cataga, 53; at si Zean Lavaro, 2. Patuloy namang ginagamot […]
