MANILA – Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged airline companies on Wednesday to give special rates for returning overseas Filipino workers affected by New Year’s Day technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Tulfo made the call to Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific to consider offering a preferential pricing system in fav...
Manila, Philippines — Representing the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University beat hundreds of the best debate teams worldwide to emerge as champion in the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC). This is the first time that the Philippines became champs in the international debate tournament. Debate team Ateneo A of David Demitri...
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (COMELEC), through its spokesperson, Dir. John Rex Laudiangco has announced Monday that overseas voter registration on December 9, 2022 on most of the Philippine Embassies and Consulate Generals worldwide. Comelec adds that voter registration at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in T...
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs joined the nation in celebrating the 159th birth anniversary of Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio. Bonifacio is the founder of the Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK) more popularly known as Katipunan - a movement that sought Philippine independence from Span...
Manila, Philippines - Senator Win Gatchalian warned anew unscrupulous individuals and groups sending text scams and phishing messages that their days are numbered as the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Law is being fast-tracked for its immediate implementation. "We have noticed that s...
Beginning last Nov. 15, Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned to different international ports are prohibited to go on leave from their work. This is to ensure that adequate manpower is available to serve the traveling public during the Christmas season. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said t...
Manila, Philippines - PAG-IBIG Fund members have saved more than P66 billion in the last 10 months, breaking yet another record for the period and exceeding all prior full year figures, top agency officials announced on Monday. From January to October, PAG-IBIG said the amount collectively saved by members with the agency totaled P66.66 billion ...
MANILA, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration has assured the general public of unhampered service in all ports for arriving and departing passengers this holiday season. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they have implemented several measures to maximize the BI’s manpower during the peak season. “Historically, during Christmas and...
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Manila, Philippines - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Friday it had confiscated 24 kilos smuggled gold jewelry worth at least P80 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The said smuggled item was hidden inside the lavatory of aircraft PR 301 that arrived from Hongkong on November 17. The Customs Boarding inspector from ...
