Palace to Filipinos amid Hong Kong protests: It’s not the right time to go there

08/13/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang urged Filipinos to postpone their planned travel to Hong Kong due to ongoing unrest and massive demonstrations there. Hong Kong has been gripped by raging protests for weeks now against an extradition bill…

National ID system target: 105 M Filipinos covered by 2022

07/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The government is targeting to have 105 million Filipinos enrolled in the national ID system once it is fully implemented in 2022, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) chief Ernesto…

Palace welcomes South Korea’s move to relax visa application for Filipinos

06/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang welcomed Monday the move of South Korea to relax visa requirements for Filipinos visiting the Asian country. “The Palace appreciates the kind words of ROK (Republic of Korea) Ambassador to the Philippines Han…

SWS: More Filipinos claim their lives are better now

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2019

More Filipinos claimed that the quality of their lives were better compared to a year ago, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The SWS also found increased optimism on the quality of life and…

Duterte signs law expanding PhilHealth coverage to all Filipinos

Inquirer.net 02/21/2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed a law giving all Filipinos access to health care services. The Universal Health Care Act expands PhilHealth coverage to include all citizens of the Philippines, and its services to provide members…

ALL SET FOR MISS U 2018 Filipinos flock to Bangkok to support Catriona Gray

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 12/17/2018

BANGKOK — Miss Philippines Catriona Gray is a vision of a relaxed and confident beauty queen who is all set to compete for the Miss Universe crown today (December 17) at the Impact Arena here. This was…

Pornhub: Filipinos rank no. 1 in spending most time on site

Inquirer.net 12/13/2018

Filipinos once again ranked number one among those who spent the longest time watching porn this year, as well having a fairly close number of male and female viewers, according to Pornhub. In its annual “Pornhub Insights”…

Chinese robbing Filipinos of jobs

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/26/2018

The Senate Committee on Labor opened its inquiry yesterday into the influx of illegal Chinese nationals working in the country and “shamelessly robbing Filipinos of jobs,” in the words of Senator Joel Villanueva, head of the Senate…

War on drugs leaves many Filipinos conflicted

Inquirer.net 10/15/2018

UNEASY ABOUT SLAYS Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely fan of a campaign that has left Filipinos deeply conflicted. “[Mr.] Duterte talks…

83% of Filipinos say Duterte’s ‘stupid God’ remark was vulgar

Inquirer.net 09/29/2018

SWS survey Majority of Filipino adults said President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark that “God is stupid” was vulgar, a result from the third quarter of the September 2018 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed yesterday. About 83 percent…

Diabetes: Time’s running out

Life 08/26/2018

Proper education and awareness is key to stem rising numbers of Filipinos with diabetes IN THE FACE of advancements in medical treatments and technology, diabetes remains a prevalent chronic disease that afflicts a huge number of Filipinos.…

An Italian, his country’s cuisine and his love for Filipinos

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/29/2018

A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE STORY It started as an Italian national’s dream to bring homemade Italian cuisine to the people that he came to love – the Filipinos. That was how in a nutshell a popular…

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