Philippines

Valentine’s day is approaching and every single people are anticipating something for this special event but there’s something interesting about this year. Surprisingly, to the most recent survey by private pollster Social Weather Stations, the number of Filipinos who claimed that they had no love life reached an all-time high. In its November 2020 survey, the SWS discovered that 18% …

The Duterte administration called for a conference on food security to resolve pork supply concerns and a malnutrition crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of this, Presidential Speaker Harry Roque said the Department of Agriculture will lead a summit aimed at improving the agricultural sector by collaboration between local government units where the private sector and other stakeholders. …

It has been a long time since the countries are adjusting to the pandemic and the tourism industry in the Philippines experienced an immense setback from pandemic-induced lockdowns that took international arrivals to their lowest level since at least 1999. Looking last 2020, the international visitors fell to just 1.48 million, down 82.05 percent year-on-year, tourism department statistics shows. That …

Despite the tax office has confirmed that ABS-CBN pays taxes on a daily basis, President Rodrigo Duterte has maintained that even though its franchise is extended, the broadcasting company will not be permitted to work until its owners pay their outstanding taxes. In view of this, Duterte shared that while it is within the authority of Congress to award a …

The Mayors of Metro Manila intensely highlighted without hesitation that people could continue to comply with the minimum health guidelines even after obtaining the COVID-19 vaccines. Along with this, Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco and Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan all accepted that the vaccines act as extra protection against the virus, speaking as guests at the Malacañang press conference. In view …

It’s a big question if a poor mix of economic meltdown, massive unemployment, and spiking inflation in the Philippines are happening at the same time now? But Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas wants to share that they don’t think and believe that way. In view of this, after a state statistician announced that price rises soared beyond forecasts in January, concerns …

It has been decided that janitors, medical students and comorbidity patients are among the priority recipients of COVID-19 shots in the vaccination campaign of the government which is scheduled to begin this month. In view of this, A prioritization criteria has been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for the distribution of …

The Senate Public Services Committee is expected to hold an investigation into Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers activities, with motorists currently paying more than twice their normal licensing fees for cars. The inquiry was initiated by a resolution filed by Sen. Grace Poe, who chairs the panel and who wants to investigate the application of the Department of Transportation Department …

Unexpectedly, the party delegate Rowena Nina Taduran recently achieved a big win in her media workers’ crusade for a more stable life which made it more interesting for the programs in the future. The former journalist, who co-anchored the public service program “Wanted sa Radyo,” by Raffy Tulfo, declared that after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly accepted her media workers …

In the Philippines, the use of plastic soft drink straws and coffee stirrers could soon be prohibited but civil society and academic organizations highlighted that this is not enough to solve the country’s plastic pandemic. In view of this, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shared that plastic soft drink straws and coffee stirrers are now included in the …