Philippines

The latest poll by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that over three million Filipino households went without food at least once in the preceding three months, a marginal rise from the previous quarter. In a press statement issued on Thursday, January 19, the SWS stated that the 11.8% Hunger Rate documented in their December 2022 survey in the Philippines …

Although lower onion prices due to imports may seem like good news to consumers, it may be a matter of life and death for certain farmers. Monday, January 16th, Merlita Gallardo highlighted the suffering of onion growers in Bayambang, Pangasinan before a Senate committee hearing. Her husband, who had helped their family operate the farm, committed himself in 2021 after …

On Monday, January 16, actor-host Vhong Navarro made a comeback to Its Showtime, one month after a Taguig court approved his posting of a million-peso bond. “Ibang klase ang saya sa mga kaibigan at pamilya na naghintay sayo. Welcome return, Kuys Vhong,” the variety show’s official Twitter account wrote with images of Vhong and the other It’s Showtime hosts on …

After Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi did not place among the top 16 contestants at the 71st Miss Universe Competition held on January 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the creative and events director of Miss Universe Philippines, Jonas Gaffud, asked pageant fans to move on and forget about the competition (Jan. 15 in Manila). “Walang essay. Get over it, lang. Happy …

R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States was crowned Miss Universe 2022 on Saturday, January 14, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (Sunday morning, January 15 in Manila). Gabriel defeated 83 competitors to become the eighth representative of the United States to win the championship. The Filipina-American beauty queen replaced the Indian Harnaaz Sandhu. The remaining three were rated as follows: …

As the House and Senate took turns interrogating officials about the New Year’s Day debacle at the country’s finest airport, which affected more than 78,000 passengers, another flawed air traffic system in the Philippines has come to light — one that was never even deployed. Senators directed their ire at the P511 million Manila Area Control Center (MACC), a previously …

Popular vlogging celebrity Mila Salamanca is well-known for her own YouTube channel. She has amassed enormous fame, and in addition to blogging about her personal life, she also does lifestyle and fashion vlogging. As per allfamousbirthday, she was born on October 26 and raised in the Philippines. She announced on social media that she had undergone the procedure, which went …

A day after meeting with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ambassador Huang Xillian, Aklan officials and local government and business leaders in the country’s most popular tourist destination stated they anticipate the return of Chinese tourists on January 9. “We discussed the prospect of Chinese tourists returning in the near future. We are pleased with his arrival,” Malay Mayor Floribar …

The official next stop for Dave Ildefonso is Korea. On January 8, Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) officially announced the addition of the former Ateneo Blue Eagles star to their team. Ildefonso joins the expanding number of Filipino basketball players who have taken their skills to Korea, including his former Gilas Pilipinas colleagues Rhenz Abando, SJ …

When Manila’s airspace went dark on January 1st, stranding around 65,000 passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, discussions about privatizing the airport and essential services such as air traffic control soon spread. There have been several attempts to privatize the airport, with some of the country’s wealthiest individuals teaming together to fund the P102 billion refurbishment. However, the plans …