Filipino businessmen and the Catholic clergy tonight praised President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her ninth State of the Nation Address (SONA) which was described by many as fiery and straight to the point. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said in a text message to the Philippines News Agency that Bangued Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, SVD, and businessman Jose [...]
The sizzling “Bicol Express”, delectable “pinangat” and mouthwatering dessert courses made with pili nut are Bicol region’s delicacies tourists would be savoring on under the Kulinarya Tour program developed by the Department of Tourism (DoT). The program, designed under the Culinary Tourism concept would as if corroborate the saying “the surest way to a man’s [...]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is inviting the various tourism stakeholders to join in the 4th Travel Exchange to be held at the Robinson’s Place here in Iloilo city on August 28-30, 2009. DOT Regional Dir. Edwin Trompeta said that the event could provide them with opportunities to meet their buyers from all over the [...]
Russ Swift, the world’s number one display driver, is set to showcase his unique brand of precision stunt driving in the 5th Manila Auto Show which will be held at the World Trade Center from April 2-5, 2009. Aside from exclusively flying in Russ Swift, the Manila Auto Show will provide a preview of the [...]
Chip Tsao is a columnist of Apple Daily, Next Magazine at CUP Magazine which are published and distributed in HongKong. In his recently published article on HK Magazine Online last March 27, Tsao protested the Philippines’ assertion of sovereignty on the Spratly Islands. “As a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your [...]
The Eco-products International Fair 2009, the largest international environmental fair and conference in Asia, is scheduled to be held at the SMX Convention Center on March 19-22, 2008, with the theme “Sustainable Production, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Future.” Organized by Asian Productivity Organization, Development Academy of the Philippines and the Philippine Business for the Environment, the [...]
Opening an opportunity to learn more about their culture and heritage of the Kalinga people, the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in partnership with the Provincial Government of Kalinga launched a new radio program called the “The Kalinga Culture Hour.” Scheduled to debut this March, NCCA’s Committee on Northern Cultural Communities Head [...]
For 18 years now, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has been organizing the National Arts Month (NAM) in the month of February with a series of festivities and activities mounted throughout the country celebrating Filipino artistry and promoting the arts and the artists. For 2009, the celebration takes a leap by [...]
Did you miss the EraserHeads Concert last year at the Fort? While reading the Philippine Star newspaper in Cafe del Sol Boracay earlier, I read that there will be a part 2 of Ereserhead’s reunion concert. I was there last year in their reunion concert although it was cut short, it was still one of [...]
At the crack of dawn, volunteer-residents of San Miguel, Danao town are busy “unearthing” young tree seedlings and other species of flora and fauna buried under the thick cogon jungle in the grasslands of Bohol province. Barangay San Miguel, Danao is the country’s first Assisted Natural Regeneration town (ANR), a success story that is. “This [...]
