The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that as of yesterday, there were still no reported Filipinos who have been injured or killed in the earthquake that hit Japan last Friday, although the department said that there about 4,500 Filipinos who are believed to have been affected by the disaster.
The DFA in Manila said they [...]

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is lobbying for a legislation that they believe would help minimize, if not totally eradicate, cybercrime. The NBI is proposing a law that would regulate laptops, SIM cards, and other devices which are used to connect to the Internet.  According to NBI Anti-fraud and Computer Crimes Division chief Palmer [...]

The Libingan ng mga Bayani is a cemetery reserved for military personnel who died in line of duty or were honorably discharged, Filipino veterans, former presidents, government dignitaries, statesmen and national artists. Likewise, widows of former presidents, secretaries of national defense and chief of staff can also be buried in the same plot where their [...]

Kalibo, Aklan is all set for the celebration of the Ati-atihan Festival. Observed in the third week of January, Ati-atihan is considered as the mother of all Philippine festivals and fiestas, and this year, the town is all set for a weeklong spectacular show next until its culmination on January 16.
Mayor William S. Lachica of [...]

After a long while, the PBA team owners will finally meet again on January 25 to discuss some major concerns hounding the Philippine’s premiere basketball league, among those matters to be discuss is the next television station that’ll be granted the rights to televise the games. Likewise, the board will also tackle the league’s participation [...]

When you are a businessman you always want your children to follow your footsteps. You always want them to inherit your family business but in some families the children is forced to inherit it even if they don’t like to enter the business industry. There is also some cases that the child thought [...]

Chinese delegates to the recently held 10th Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex) at the Manila Hotel said they were impressed by the warmth and hospitality of Filipinos that they immediately enjoyed their stay right on the first two days of their visit.
Kelly Jiao from Shanghai, who led the delegation , said “At first, our group was [...]

A total 108 delegates from wholesale travel agents from all over the world are coming to the Philippines for the upcoming 10th Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex 2010) to forge deals with the different sectors of the local tourism industry.
Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim said that the delegates who will be coming in are large representations [...]

The second Philippine-Russian business forum exhibition will be held on October 21 to 24, 2010 and will be hosted by Cebu City. The business forum, which aims to promote tourism, trade, investment and greater economic and socio-cultural exchanges between the Philippines and Russia, will take place at the Cebu International Convention Center (ICC) in Mandaue [...]

The grand finals of the nationwide talent show “Pilipinas Got Talent” (PGT) was one of the most talked-about topic Twitter this last weekend. It even became the top trending topic, dislodging the much-anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup.
As the finals wind up on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum, Jovit Baldovino, the 16-year old “siomai” vendor from [...]

Manuel V. Pangilinan is one of the most powerful and influential man in the Philippines. A respected business whose words were always revered upon by those who hear them.
But recent news has put this notable individual in hot water, which led to decide in quitting his academic post. Pangilinan was sorely embarrassed on his speech [...]

Every year the SGV Foundation conducts the Search for the Philippines’ Entrepreneur of the Year (EoY) to encourage more entrepreneurs to help bring progress to the country. Recently, it just announced the start for this year’s search.
Nominees for this search must be Filipino entrepreneurs whose business have been in operation for at least two to [...]

March 22 to 28 has been declared as “Clean Water and Energy Week for a Healthy World” by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through Proclamation No. 2023. The proclamation urged government offices, as well as the private sector, to observe the weeklong event by saving on energy and water resources as the country braces itself for the [...]

On March 25 and 26, 2010, the first Renewable Energy Summit will be held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The summit was organized and will be hosted by the First Metro Investment Corporation, in partnership with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
The summit will be an annual event and the organizers aim to attract [...]

Emilia Boncodin, the former budget Secretary, was reported to dead on Monday due to cardiac arrest at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. NKTI executive director Enrique Ona signed on the medical bulleting that Boncodin, 55, passed away at 2:05 p.m.  “She was admitted on March 10 for difficulty of breathing and anemia and was [...]

The University of the Philippines (UP) recognized the works of its 27 artists and art scholars who brought honors to the UP and have contributed to the national development. They were elevated to the rank of UP Artist last month in an awarding ceremony held at the Executive House in UP Diliman.
The university established UP [...]

Cebu Pacific has announced last Monday of its plan to sell new shares to the public to raise funds of about P12 billion. The announcement was made by Cebu Air Inc., the company that operates the Cebu Pacific Airline.
The company said it planned to list 125.25 million new common shares through an initial public offering [...]

A Filipina fashion designer and milliner, actress and musician, won this year’s British Council’s Young Fashion Entrepreneur (YFE) Award. Mich Dulce wowed the judges, not only because of her designs, but also of her use of indigenous materials, like sinamay and abaca.
YFE is a part of the International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE) awards scheme that [...]

Philippine online gaming publisher IP E-Game Ventures Inc. (IP E-Games) was finally listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). The company held its listing ceremony at the PSE last Wednesday. IP E-Games is the first online gaming company to be listed in the PSE.
A subsidiary of technology firm IPVG Corp., IP E-Games was able to [...]

The Subic Bay Freeport is fast becoming the country’s center of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE).  This was noted by Department of Tourism Secretary Ace Durano during the opening of the MICECON 2010 held recently.
“Subic opens up a new world for MICE since it offers a very wide array of both man-made and natural [...]