The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Did You Know that illegal trade of wildlife and wildlife related products is the world’s 4th biggest and lucrative transnational crime after drugs, arms, and human trafficking? The Illegal Wildlife Trade’s estimated worth in the Philippines is at least Php 50 billion. Wildlife trade is a multi-billion dollar industry that sees the rapid depletion … Read more
The Philippine Senate passes a measure that seeks to protect women from catcalling and other forms of street-based harassment. Senator Risa Hontiveros authored and sponsored the bill. Bawal Bastos Law: RA 11313 A measure that seeks to protect women from catcalling and other forms of street-based harassment was passed on third and final … Read more
The Senate, on Monday, gave its approval to a bill increasing by 300 percent, from P5,000 to P20,000, the old-age monthly Filipino war veterans pension. Senators, all 20 of those present, passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1766, providing the increase to the more than 6,000 eligible living senior veterans of … Read more
Today, October 6, we celebrate 38 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Oman. The Philippines has one Foreign Service Post in Oman, the Philippine Embassy in Muscat. The Philippines and Oman established formal diplomatic relations on October 6,1980. Oman is an Arab country on the southeastern … Read more
The Naval Air Group (NAG) celebrated its 71st Founding Anniversary at NAG Hangar 2, Naval Base Heracleo Alano, October 05, 2018. The Naval Air Group is one of the 9 major units of the Philippine Fleet. It was first established as the Naval Air Section of the Philippine Navy, then called the Off-Shore Patrol.It was … Read more