Category:National

Philippine BAR Exams: Result Schedule and Important Details

The Philippine BAR examinations are among the most significant milestones for aspiring lawyers. Here’s everything you need to know about the results and other key…

December 2024 Holidays in the Philippines 

The Philippines, known for its extended holiday celebrations, has a packed December filled with regular and special non-working holidays.  According to the Official Gazette 2024,…

Is December 9 (Feast of Immaculate Conception) a Holiday in the Philippines?

With the upcoming celebration on December 9, the question “Is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a holiday?” has been arising among Filipinos in recent…

Remembering 9/11 On Its 23rd Year

The events of September 11, 2001, shook the entire world, and 9/11 is remembered each year for the lives lost. Twenty-three years ago, nearly 3,000…

Asteroid Burns Up Over Luzon

Recently, an asteroid entered the Earth’s atmosphere early Thursday morning. It was seen over Luzon with many citizens taking videos and sharing them online. The…

P-Pop advocates for free, quality education at UP Fair 

The six-day music festival of the UP Fair dedicates a stage to Filipino pop (P-Pop) acts, aptly named “Pop Rising,” and uses it to advocate…

US Embassy Deferred Price Increase Finally Takes Effect on June 17

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Getting a non-immigrant visa for the United States will become more expensive starting June 17, according to the US Embassy in Manila. …

Is March 23, 2023, a holiday in the Philippines?

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin this March 23, 2023, Thursday, according to the Bangsamoro Darul Ifta. Although this marks the…

Is May 9 Election Day a holiday?

President Rodrigo Duterte declared May 9,  Election Day, a special non-working holiday. On Thursday, Duterte signed Proclamation No. 1357, declaring May 9 a national holiday…

Filipino Brother & Sister and 2 Others Shot in California Home

In a devastating act of gun violence, Filipino siblings Christine Asa-Ca and Janvi Maquindang were tragically killed in their California home.  Christine’s fiancé, Edwin Garcia,…

Project 2025: What this means for the Philippines and the rest of the world

As global attention turned to the U.S. election results 2024, one term making waves is the Project 2025 list. But what exactly is it, and…

US Presidential Election 2024 Results: How Will the Winning Candidate Affect Filipino-Americans?

American voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, for the 2024 United States (US) presidential elections. For 2024, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris…

Tragic Barra-Opol Accident Claims Life, Leaves Several Injured

A devastating accident occurred on November 20 at the intersection of Barra Road and Coastal Diversion Road in Opol, resulting in one fatality and several…

Duterte Admits He Had a Death Squad as Mayor of Davao City

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told the Senate that he kept a seven-member “death squad” of hitmen who carried out his orders to kill…

Mardomel Celo Melicor confirmed as an Ambassador to Qatar

Mardomel Celo Domingo Melicor has been appointed as the Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar by the Commission on Appointments (CA). Diplomat Raymund Ondiano…

Pepito Enters PAR, Forecasted to Intensify as Typhoon

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has confirmed that severe tropical storm Pepito (international name: Man-yi) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility…

PAGASA Issues Signal No. 1 for Northern Luzon as Tropical Storm Ofel Approaches

As of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, Severe Tropical Storm Ofel (Usagi) intensified significantly over the Philippine Sea. It prompts the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,…

Tropical Depression Intensifies Into Tropical Storm Marce

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) confirms that the tropical depression they’ve been monitoring intensified into a tropical storm as it entered…