Manila, Philippines - Despite hazards facing the rescuers, the search and rescue operations continues today to locate for the missing passsengers of the ill-fated Cessna 340A plane at the Mayon Volcano in Albay. “Our priority is still search and rescue as we hope for possible results later today,” said Dr. Cedric Daep, Chief of Albay Provinc...
Manila, Philippines - The Philippines and two of its leading destinations namely Intramuros and Cebu have been nominated once again for major awards under the Asia category of the 30th World Travel Awards (WTA), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco said Tuesday. Intramuros, also known as the walled city in Manila is once again...
Manila, Philippines - Seven out of 10 Filipino Catholics pray at least once daily, a result from the Social Weather Stations survey said.
Based on the Fourth Quarter 2022 SWS survey conducted from Dec. 10 to 14, 2022, around 69 percent of Filipino Catholics pray every day. From the said figure, 35 percent pray se...
Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Turkiye confirmed that a missing Filipino woman and her three children were found dead in the Antakya, Turkey in the aftermath of a killler magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the country and Syria.
“It is with deepest regret that the embassy must...
Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs has discovered P90.4 million worth of smuggled sugar and cigarettes from five container vans at the Manila International Container Port, leading to their seizure and filing of charges against suspected culprits.
In its report Saturday, the Customs Intellig...
Mactan-Cebu Airport named Asia’s best for under 5M passengers Manila, Philippines – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was named Asia’s Best Airport among 200 airports in the Asia Pacific under the “5 million passenger category” in this year’s Routes Asia Awards in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Wednesday MCIA Authority likewise vo...
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on reiterated its commitment to provide financial relief to Filipinos in light of socio- economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is even as it recognized the need to review the current contributio...
MANILA – A Church-based survey disclosed that financial burden and tedious requirements are among the main reasons why couples opt to skip church weddings, According to the latest results of the Veritas Truth Survey (VTS) released on Tuesday (Feb.14), 32 percent of the respondents answered "cost", while 24 percent replied w...
Manila, Philippines - Severe flooding was experienced in some parts of Makilala, Cotabato following heavy rains this Valentines Day (Feb.14). Small vehicles such as cars and motorcyles are having difficulty to cross the Makilala-Tacurong national highway because of gutter deep floods. Members of the Makilala Municipal Disaster Risk Re...
