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 […]
Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 28, 6:00 PM at the Philippine Embassy.
Bayanihan is a multi-awarded dance company, both nationally and internationally.
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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 […]
The Bayanihan, The National Dance Company of the Philippines along with other ASEAN countries, Japan, Korea and China are also joining the celebration.
Sino-sino ang mga artista na gustong makita ng ating mga kababayan dito sa Bangkok ngayong Independence Day celebration? Paki-type lang po ng paborito nyong artista sa comment section.
The Thai Cabinet approved May 4th as the new Coronation day which was previously celebrated on the 5th of May. His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned on this day. According to Assistant Government Spokesman Athisit Chaiyanuwat, Thailand will now have 19 official holidays, three more holidays were added to the existing 16 official holidays: […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte received the letter of credentials of His Excellency Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng, Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Philippines, during the presentation of credentials ceremony at the Reception Hall in Malacañan Palace on May 21, 2019. Ambassador Ruangprateepsaeng was also accorded with arrival honors at the Malacañan Palace grounds prior to […]
According to Thai Public Health Ministry, 249 babies were born with Syphilis from January 1 to May 13, 2019. Data also showed that 3,080 were diagnosed with Syphilis, of these, 40.42% are 15-24 years old while 24.48% are 25-34 years old. Public Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr. Sukhum Karnchanapimai said that these babies were infected […]
The Senate approved on Monday, May 20, on the third and final reading the bill creating the Philippine Space Agency. With 18 ayes and no nayes, Senate passed House Bill no. 1983, an Act Establishing the Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy and Creating the Philippine Space Agency. The author and sponsor of the measure, […]
In a caucus on Monday, May 20, Senator Ralph Recto told reporters that they are expecting 20 senators in the majority. Senator Migz Zubiri that, “All 20 members of the majority….so far the discussion is to retain Sotto as Senate President, myself as majority leader, Senator Recto as Senate [president] pro-tempore….Status quo, yung mga committees lang […]
A foreigner jumped from sixth floor to his death in the middle of Central Festival Shopping Mall located along Pattaya Beach on Thursday, May 16. Police learned of the incident at around 5:30PM. By the time the police had arrived, the body was covered with white cloth. He was rushed to Pattaya Memorial Hospital where […]
Philippine-born Danilo Favor, a nurse by profession was elected as the new Mayor of East Grinstead in Sussex replacing Rex Whittaker who already handed over the position to Favor on May 15. Favor will be serving East Grinstead mayor 2019 to 2020. Favor is the president of the British-Filipino Association and has been a resident […]
Taiwan parliament approves on Friday a landmark legislation to allow same-sex marriage. The law allows same-sex couples to make “exclusive permanent unions” thereby allowing them to apply for marriage registration with relevant government agencies. President Tsai Ing-wen said on her Facebook post that this issue has divided “families, generations and even inside religious groups .” […]
