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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino sailors aboard foreign merchant ships sent home via bank wire a record $4.34 billion in remittances in 2011, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) announced in a statement Sunday. According to the TUCP, the sailors' remittances rose 14% from the $3.806 billion remitted in 2010. The top . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Emirata Relata Romero, who was reported missing last February 5, have arrived in the Philippines from Saipan. Romero's remains arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Delta Ari Flight DL 173 around 10:30 Saturday evening. Her husband and relatives were there to claim her . . . → read more
Nearly a year after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that claimed almost 15,000 lives in Japan, GMA News TV host Kara David went there to document how Filipino migrants are coping with the tragedy. David, a presenter and writer of GMA Network's long-running documentary show "I-Witness," told GMA News Online on Friday . . . → read more
A United States-based entertainment guide, the Metromix New York, has named a Filipino restaurant, the Maharlika Filipino Moderno in New York City, as one of the best new restaurants in the US for 2012. According to Metromix, "Maharlika has been a smashing success since they debuted in the East Village in January, booking all . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The US Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Monday, February 20, 2012. The closure is in line with the observance of President’s Day, an American holiday. Until the mid-1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and . . . → read more
Two Filipino-American women from California are encouraging young locals of Siargao Island—dubbed the “Surfing Capital of the Philippines”— to stay in school by lending them surfboards. Sounds strange? There's a catch. The youths in this part of Surigao del Norte can only borrow surfboards through the Balikbayod (“returning wave”) project if they stay in . . . → read more
A senior prelate said the Philippine bishop who ordained the Filipino priest convicted of child molestation in the United States should initiate the dismissal process from the clerical state as penalty. Retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz said the bishop of the diocese where Father Jose Superiaso, 57, was ordained should be the one to . . . → read more
Internationally acclaimed Filipino writer Miguel Syjuco recently held a lecture about Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in Spain's largest library — the Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) in Madrid. Syjuco's lecture on February 9 was based on his book "Ilustrado," the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Syjuco's "Ilustrado" is a . . . → read more
Philippine cuisine was highlighted in a cooking showdown held recently by the Filipino community in San Francisco, California, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said the "2nd Kulinarya Cooking Showdown" grand finals was held at the San Francisco's Carnelian by the Bay restaurant on January 21. The DFA . . . → read more
The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, in observance of President's Day, an American holiday. In an announcement on its Facebook page, the embassy said it will resume its normal services on Tuesday, Feb. 21. "The Embassy of the United States in Manila and its affiliated offices . . . → read more |
     
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