The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Meet Joselito Caasi Padilla, a former sea urchin diver who is now a certified seaman. Joselito Caasi Padilla was only five years old when he started diving for sea urchin to help with his family’s daily expenses. But even in this difficult situation, he dreamed of becoming a seaman and continued to persevere … Read more
What is Amnesty? The word amnesty is very much in the news today because of President Duterte’s revoking of the amnesty granted to Senator Trillanes. What is Amnesty exactly? The Philippine Constitution provides that “except in cases of impeachment, or as otherwise provided in the constitution, the President may grant a reprieve, communications, and … Read more
Single-Use Plastics Now Banned In Boracay The Local government of Malay, Aklan is enforcing a Municipal Ordinance No.385, prohibiting single-use plastics when Boracay reopens in October of 2018. This will prohibit hotels,resorts,other accommodation establishments,and restaurants in Malay and Boracay from using single-use plastics. Any hotel,resort,restaurant or establishment in the accommodation business found … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte is currently undertaking an official visit to Israel, from September 2 to September 5, 2018. Here are 8 Facts You Need To Know About The Philippines and Israel: The Distance from the Philippines to Israel is 8,979 kilometers. The Flight time from Manila to Tel Aviv is 13 hours. The Philippines … Read more
The price of Siling Labuyo (small chilli pepper) in Q Mart reached 900 pesos per kilo. Presyo ng siling labuyo sa Mega Q Mart, umaabot na sa P900 kada kilo; mga tindera, ayaw nang magbenta ng tingi, sa halip, tinitimbang na ang sili o di kaya’y naka-pakete ng 4-6 na piraso sa presyong P10 @dzbb … Read more