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According to Digital 2023, the yearly analysis by Meltwater and We Are Social on global social media and digital trends, the Philippines currently ranks fourth in terms of time spent on social media. According to the survey, while the global average time spent on social media by users aged 16-64 is 2 hours and 31 minutes per day, Philippine internet …
Sunday, at the Gunadarma University Karawaci in Tangerang, Indonesia, Woman National Master Antonella Berthe “Tonelle” Racasa placed third in the BKD Fide Rated International Open Chess Tournament Under 21. Racasa finished the nine-round Swiss system competition with 6.0 points, tying for first place with four other competitors. However, upon the application of tiebreakers, she placed third, behind natives Angkouw Isaura …
Cebu Pacific anticipates restoring “100% pre-COVID systemwide capacity” by March, but the low-cost carrier cautioned it may take many years for the tourism industry to return to previous levels. We have been cautiously hopeful for the past twenty-four months. President and chief commercial officer Xander Lao stated at a January 25 media event, “We’re extremely enthusiastic for 2023, given that …
A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who now operates her own events and digital marketing business has donated a one-bedroom flat to other OFWs who are seeking employment in the city. Michico Lopez Ramos, 38, stated that she is doing so because she understands what it is like to be unemployed and without family in a distant country. “I am …
After cruising to victory in her opening qualifying match at the WTA Thailand Open on Saturday, January 28, at the True Arena in Hua Hin, Alex Eala moved closer to advancing to the main event of the tournament. The young woman, who is just 17 years old, defeated Han Xinyun of China by scores of 6-1 and 7-6 (6) to …
A Senate investigation on January 25 found that an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who said he was trafficked to Cambodia to work for a cryptocurrency fraud enterprise was provided authentic paperwork from the Philippine government that permitted him to fly to the questionable employment opportunity abroad. During a joint hearing of the Senate committees on women, children, family relations and …
Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rights organization Migrante Philippines demanded justice for the killing of 35-year-old Filipino domestic worker Jullebee Ranara, who was discovered dead in Kuwait on January 24. The charred bones of Ranara were discovered in the desert, Kuwaiti media reported on January 22. Tuesday, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople told DZBB that the suspect, the 17-year-old son …
Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most well-known mountains in the world, and it even appears in the opening credits of The Lion King. It dominates the landscape of northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border in a region of Africa called the Great Rift Valley by geologists. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano that rises to a height of 19,341 …
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised the interest rate ceiling on credit card transactions by 100 basis points, from 2% to 3% each month. “The policy aligns the credit card interest rate ceiling with macroeconomic developments and cushions the impact of inflationary pressure on banks’/credit card issuers’ ability to provide quality credit card services to their clients,” said …
Miss Universe Philippines 2021 runner-up Maureen Wroblewitz emphasizes the need of putting oneself first after experiencing “previous trauma” in a TikTok video published on January 20. In the video, where she is seen lip-syncing to Miley Cyrus’ current post-split single “Flowers,” the winner of Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 5 seems to hint to a previous breakup. The lyrics state, …
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