‘Turon,’ ‘maruya’ among Taste Atlas’ best deep-fried desserts

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 02/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipino fried banana snacks — “turon” and “maruya” — are among the world’s best, according to the international food database Taste Atlas. Taste Atlas has released its 50 best-rated deep-fried desserts in the…

UPCAT resumes in June, application opens March

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 02/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) will be administered anew nationwide for Academic Year 2024-2025  after the same was deferred in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state university announced…

Pag-IBIG contribution hike suspended in 2023

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 01/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has announced the suspension of the scheduled hike in its members’ monthly contribution this year, citing the need to provide financial relief to Filipinos recovering from…

Marcos Jr. orders PhilHealth to suspend rate hike in 2023

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 01/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to postpone the increase of premium rates and income ceilings scheduled to take effect this year, noting that the pandemic has caused…

VP Sara Duterte’s New Year’s message to Pinoys: Carry on with resiliency, bayanihan spirit

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 01/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines – To mark her first New Year’s Day as the country’s second-in-command, Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos to remain rooted to “our sense of nationhood, enduring spirit of bayanihan and unshakeable resiliency” in 2023.…

Lawmakers tell BFP to buy more fire trucks, not guns

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) was grilled during a Senate sub-panel hearing Friday where it pitched to use nearly half of its unspent P94-million fund for fire trucks to buy more than 2,000…

DepEd to give teachers P5K cash aid on 1st day of classes

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 08/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) will be giving public school teachers P5,000 each as financial assistance to help them prepare for the school year. The funds will be given to teachers on Monday, August…

Warm, humid Saturday due to easterlies — Pagasa

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Warm and humid weather will persist across the archipelago on Saturday due to easterlies affecting the eastern part of the country, said the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…

Filipino tourist from Cebu assaulted in New York

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 07/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — An 18-year-old Filipino tourist from Cebu was beaten up near the Philippine Center in Manhattan, New York City, said the Philippine consulate general. This comes as the 41st incident of hate crimes and other…

P4 gasoline price rollback, P1 to P2 for diesel seen next week

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 07/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There will be another round of rollbacks in the prices of gasoline and diesel next week, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said Friday. “Mataas ang indication na magkakaroon tayo ng rollback…

Oil prices going up again on June 28

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 06/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines —Starting Tuesday, June 28, gasoline, diesel, and kerosene prices will be going up again. In separate advisories issued Monday, Caltex Philippines and Seaoil said they will increase gasoline prices by P0.50 per liter, while a…

Pagasa: Rainy Thursday in 6 areas due to LPA

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 06/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and scattered rain showers will prevail in several areas of the archipelago on Thursday due to the low pressure area (LPA) 55 kilometers north of Borongan City in Eastern Samar, according to…

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