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WHEN Austrian Guenter Taus came to the Philippines 29 years ago, the scuba-diving enthusiast marveled at the variety of marine life in Anilao, Batangas.
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WHEN Austrian Guenter Taus came to the Philippines 29 years ago, the scuba-diving enthusiast marveled at the variety of marine life in Anilao, Batangas.
The Department of Health (DOH) recently launched the Hospital Advisor, an online tool to review, choose, and interact with the different hospitals and health-care facilities in the country.
Vice-Presidential candidate and incumbent Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. expressed his appreciation to Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada on Friday for picking him as running mate, after the former president bared plans to run for the top post in the 2016 elections if Sen. Grace Poe is finally disqualified and Vice President Jejomar C. Binay removed from the races amid charges of corruption.
Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called for a thorough investigation into the reported dumping of hundreds of sacks of rice in a deep pit found in a remote village of Dagami town of Leyte province.
The grim growth data of the agriculture sector in the third quarter should prompt the government to take drastic steps to prop up food production, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.
THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) on Monday advised the pilots of airplanes flying in the vicinity of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to observe extreme caution, as the volcano remains active and could erupt anytime endangering aircraft.
THE national government plans to collect P40 billion in “fees and charges” for permits and licenses next year, prompting a legislator to call for the publication of an online “Feesbook,” detailing the cost and time needed to get the documents.
Use the road users’ tax to mount a massive campaign to promote the rights of motorcycle riders on the road following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) discovery that 53 percent of road accident fatalities in the Philippines are motorcycle users.
LOOKING out the window on the 17th floor of his condominium unit, Irish national Brian Lane has a sweeping view of Manila Bay. To the left are the Manila Yacht Club and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. To his right are the coconut trees leading to the United States Embassy compound.
THE departure of the remaining nine Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit delegates on Friday went on time and as scheduled, unaffected by the heightened police and military surveillance owing to a bomb threat that was received in the morning by the airport police desk.
Japan extended a loan of ¥241.99 billion, equivalent to P93.45 billion, to fund the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), which aims to ease serious traffic congestion in Metro Manila.
THE Airline Operators Council (AOC), whose member airlines fly out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), said total airline losses could reach $2 billion (P92 billion) due to cancellations of domestic and international flights related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila.
President Aquino and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet on Thursday, during which they will sign two major agreements—one on the provision of defense equipment and the other on funding the North-South Railway Project (NSRP).
THE US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) to launch a specialized training program for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles that the aviation agency procured from Oshkosh Corp.
FOR Leslie Stokes, the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) award given to him by Queen Elizabeth II meant everything and even continuous to open new doors for him.
CHINESE Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with President Aquino and his Philippine counterpart on Tuesday, ahead of the Pacific Rim leaders’ summit next week.
A state-of-the-art device has been installed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) terminals, including major seaports, to monitor the entry into the country of some 52 million people with “derogatory records” from 190 countries.
AMERICANS had the opportunity to learn about gold and its role in Philippine history during a lecture conducted by Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker at the Philippine Embassy in the United States.
TEN Filipina trafficking victims are now en route to Manila after they were rescued a few days ago by officials from the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad and authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
AN international tribunal ruled on Thursday that it can take on a case between China and the Philippines over disputed territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), overruling objections from Beijing that the arbitration body has no authority to hear the case.
IN 1969, when the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman was a roiling caldron of student activism as they rally against an overstaying strongman in Malacañang, a promising 25-year-old student of the UP College of Law had just placed third in the Bar Examinations. Senate President Franklin M. Drilon was that man, who said he pursued the practice of law because he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.
‘FAILURE to challenge false claims of sovereignty would undermine order and lead China to the false conclusion that its claims are accepted as a fait accompli,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should start distributing certified seeds of corn and palay from its buffer stock to farmers who incurred losses after Supertyphoon Lando (international code name Koppu) devastated Central Luzon, a lawmaker said over the weekend.
CEBU Pacific (CEB) said its personnel recently intercepted passengers who attempted to use tickets booked in the name of other persons. These passengers presented fake identification cards which were allegedly provided by unauthorized travel agencies who sold them confirmed CEB tickets with bookings under different names.
EVER since Supertyphoon Yolanda (international code name Haiyan) slammed the Philippines with maleficent fury in 2013 at 315 kilometers per hour, it had been made one of the benchmarks from which disaster responses around the world have been measured.
WALKING in Their Light: People who inspired me on my journey is a slim but inspiring book written by Fr. Michael “Mickey” Martin, a Columban priest-missionary who had spent the last 29 years of his life in the Philippines.
THE British Embassy said the Philippines would do well to target specific markets in Europe in light of the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) granted by the European Union (EU) to the country.
THE government is allocating increased resources to infrastructure improvement and expansion, opening up numerous opportunities for investment in the Philippines.
CEBU Pacific (CEB) has advised its passengers of the changes in flight schedules due to the 2015 Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November, after the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa), had advised all airlines of periodic temporary runway closures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) during the arrival and departure of heads of states in Manila.
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