Philippines

Mao Aplasca, administrator of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), stated on March 1 that screening officials conducting airport security checks in the Philippines should only assess bags or luggage in the presence of the passenger carrying them. Aplasca stated this in an interview with News5 following the unfortunate event on February 22 in which OTS workers reportedly stole cash …

Creed 3, the ninth movie in the Rocky series, will be the sequel to two wildly popular films that featured Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), who fought lightweight champion Ricky Conlan and the son of the man who killed his father, Viktor Drago. With appearances by Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren, the first two Creed films excelled at tying this …

On February 22, 2023, airport staff who allegedly stole cash from a Thai tourist while on duty at a security screening checkpoint at the Philippines’ primary airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), will face criminal and administrative prosecution. “In addition to the administrative action that we filed, we wanted to pursue the criminal case since, for us, this is not …

Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said on February 28 that the Philippines would get 1,002,000 doses of bivalent coronavirus vaccinations from the worldwide COVAX facility. “The EUA for bivalent vaccinations that will be supplied to us has already been issued,” Vergeire added, referring to emergency use authorisation. Pfizer is donating the bivalent vaccines from COVAX. Bivalent COVID-19 …

Chef Vallerie “Val” Castillo-Archer launched a brand-new menu for Philippine Airlines last Friday, in anticipation of the company’s 82nd anniversary in March. Chef Val, a native of Ilocos Norte, was the first female and first Filipino-American executive chef of the renowned Los Angeles restaurant Yamashiro before PAL contacted her to create the brand new menu. Chef Val accepted because she …

Now that traditional jeepneys are at risk of being driven off the road, jeepney drivers are demanding that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fulfill his vow to help the transport industry. Danilo Santos, a jeepney driver who has traversed the Pateros-Guadalupe route for more than 26 years, stated that he voted for Marcos with the assumption that his livelihood would be …

Since entering the NBA, Kevin Durant has garnered a lot of attention. He was one of the first players under seven feet tall with all the potential of a guard and enough size to be more dynamic than most. Moreover, the player has experience playing for some very well-known clubs, each of which was a contender when he was a …

During Sony’s State of Play event on Thursday, Rocksteady Studios debuted the first gameplay video of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, an upcoming co-op looter-shooter set in the Batman: Arkham universe. Fans eager to get their hands on the game may be a bit dismayed to learn that it requires an internet connection, even while playing solo. A post-gameplay …

Indonesian and Chinese officials announced on February 22 that negotiations on a code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea will be strengthened this year, as the region worries over China’s aggression in the key waterway. In Jakarta, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang ahead of a round of code negotiations beginning in …

The celebration of the 37th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA “People Power” Revolution will be led by labor unions and human rights organizations on February 24 in Cebu City. Dennise Abarrientos, the secretary-general of the civil rights organization Karapatan in Central Visayas, stated on Tuesday, February 21 that the gatherings will begin near Fuente Osmea, much as they did in …