In a letter dated June 3 to Nang Mwe San, Myanmar Medical Council revokes Nang Mwe San’s licence to practice medicine in the country citing ” “her dressing style which is against Myanmar culture and tradition.” The 29-year-old former doctor updates her Facebook regularly with a photos of herself posing in swimsuits, lingerie, as well […]
Philippine Airlines has been named by Skytrax as the 2019 World’s Most Improved Airline. Included among the top 10 most improved airlines were: (2) British Airways, (3) Malaysia Airlines, (4) Fiji Airways, (5) Royal Brunei Airlines, (6) Gulf Air, (7) United Airlines, (8) Air Mauritius, (9) LEVEL, and (10) Spirit Airlines. According to Skytrax, “The […]
In a post by Sanook.com, a new tourist attraction has emerged in the Province of Chainat where hundreds of local tourists from different provinces flocked to enjoy Sappaya Beach. The place is located in the middle of Chaopraya River opposite the Wat Kampaeng Temple in Sappaya District. To reach the beach, visitors will have to […]
The Cabinet approved on 28 May 2019, the construction of Ban Phai – Maha Sarakham – Roi Et – Mukdahan – Nakhon Phanom double-track rail project which shall be implemented by the State Railway of Thailand. This 66.85 billion-project will cover 355 kilometers of railroad and will be constructed for eight years. This is part […]
The Cabinet approved on May 28, 2019 the proposal by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee to authorize the State Railway of Thailand to work with CPH, a consortium of Charoen Pokphand Holding Company in the construction of a high-speed rail project linking three major airports in Thailand: Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, Suvarnabhummi […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wraps up his four day official visit to Japan today. He will be speaking in the 25th Nikkei International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo today. Here are fast facts on the Philippines-Japan Bilateral Relations.
Morisette and Darren Espanto performed their version of “A Whole New World,” theme of the latest Disney movie Aladdin now showing on cinemas worldwide. Disney chose the two to sing the local version of the movie theme song. The video on Youtube has gained more than 3 million views and have netizens react positively. If […]
Today marks the start of the National flag days. This 15-day period will end on June 12 as the nation celebrates the Philippine Independence Day. As part of the first day, the entire nation shall hold a simultaneous flag raising ceremony at 8AM. Media outlets were also requested to play the Lupang Hinirang at the […]
Department of Education Undersecretary Anne Sevilla said on Monday, 27 May 2019 that the Department is looking at hiring 33,000 new teachers this year. This announcement came during the launching of Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE). According to Usec. Sevilla, this is to fill the 23,000 teaching vacancies and 10,000 new teaching posts. “Kagaya ng school […]
Following the death of General Prem Tinsulanonda, the Office of the Prime Minister issued the following guidelines: After the Bureau of the Royal Household’s announcement on Gen. Prem’s passing on May 26, 2019, the government is deeply saddened and has issued guidelines for its officials to mourn and pay homage to the late Privy Council […]
Atty. Paulo Garcia, a former Honorary Consul General in Auckland, New Zealand was sworn in on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 as a list member of the parliament in New Lynn for the New Zealand National Party making him the first MP of Filipino ancestry. Prior to migrating to New Zealand, Garcia was a lawyer for […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs released the new list of countries whose citizens can travel to the Philippines visa-free.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on Monday 27 May 2019 their Independence Day seat sale offering domestic and international flights. Domestic flights are sold for as low as Php399 while international flights at USD89. Booking period will be on May 27 til June 2, 2019 and travel period is from June 17 to November 30, 2019. […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs posted on its official Facebook page that effective 14 May 2019 DFA will no longer issue Authentication Certificates with “red ribbon” and will instead affix an Apostille as proof of authentication to documents for use abroad. Here’s what you need to know about Apostille. 1. What is an Apostille and […]
8 countries issued travel advisory following the post-election protests turned full blown riots in Jakarta on Wednesday, 22 May 2019. ASEAN countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines issued travel advisories. Tourism Ministry spokesman Guntur Sakti said on Thursday that Canada, United States, England and Australia issued similar advisories to their citizens. Australian […]
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Professional Teachers (BPT) announced that 19,659 elementary teachers out of 72,054 examinees (27.28%) and 22,271 secondary teachers out of 85,823 examinees (25.95%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T.) given last March 24, 2019 in 20 testing centers all over the Philippines. It is further announced that of the 19,659 elementary teacher passers, 5,078 are first timers and 14,581 are repeaters. For the secondary […]
