Preparations are underway for the Philippines’ hosting of the two major events of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in 2012: the PATA Travel Mart on 25-28 September at the SMX Convention Center; and the PATA Executive Board and Board Meeting on 28-30 September 2012 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The PATA Events Team from [...]
The hunt for second giant crocodile, which is believed to be bigger, longer than ‘Lolong,’ has started. Local and foreign groups of crocodile hunters are in town, offering the municipal government of Bunawan some forms of technical assistance in capturing ‘Lolong’s companion in beheading a carabao days before the giant croc was captured on Sept. [...]
City Mayor Delfin Ting has declared August 16 as a non-working holiday in the city as the villagers celebrate their 287th patronal fiesta dubbed as Pav-vurulun Festival to honor its patron saint, St. Hyacinth of Poland. The declaration came as Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. signed the Proclamation No. 214 declaring Tuguegarao City’s non-working holiday [...]
The first and second wave of tsunami from the Japan earthquake hit Philippine shores on Friday night, disaster authorities said. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Benito Ramos said the waves measuring .6 meters have hit the coastal areas of Aparri, Cagayan and Basco, Batanes. “It won’t cause any damage to [...]
The case of Sen. Panfilo Lacson who continues to be a fugitive from justice since he slipped out of the country in January, this year, is not only a big slap to the International Police but doubly embarrassing to Philippine justice system. Per documentation, including a footage of closed circuit television camera at the departure [...]
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; My beloved countrymen: Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are [...]
According to Forbes Magazine, the list below are the Top 10 richest Filipino’s for 2010 : 1) Henry Sy; US$5 billion 2) Lucio Tan; $2.1 billion 3) John Gokongwei Jr.; $1.5 billion 4) Jaime Zobel de Ayala; $1.4 billion 5) Andrew Tan; $1.2 billion 6) Tony Tan Caktiong; $980 million 7) Enrique Razon Jr.; $975 [...]
President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III recently announced the new Philippine Cabinet Secretaries. The list below is the official Philippines cabinet members : Executive Secretary – Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa Jr. Department of Foreign Affairs – Alberto Romulo Department of Agriculture – Proceso Alcala Department of Budget and Management – Florencio “Butch” Abad Department of Education – [...]
Iloilo City is now prepared to host this year’s ‘Philippine International Mathematics Competition’ that will gather some 100 teams from about 30 countries worldwide slated November 28 to December 2. The competition that will gather mathematics wizards will not only serve as avenue for the exchange of ideas and information about the subject matter but [...]
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it barred a record high of nearly 5,000 Filipino travelers from leaving the country in the first six months this year as part of its intensified campaign against human trafficking. In a report to BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan, BI immigration regulations chief Gary Mendoza said the number of offloaded [...]
