The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The following are the major sources of inflation in the Philippines: Food – 6.8% Non-Alcoholic Beverage – 11.1% Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco – 21.5% Clothing and Footwear – 2.4% Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels – 5.6% Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Maintenance – 3.3% Health – 3.7% Transport – 7.9% Communication – 0.5% Recreation … Read more
Posted here below are the rules on the bringing of currency (local or foreign) into or out of the Philippines. Rules on the bringing of local currency into or out of the Philippines: If you are bringing Philippine Money into or out of the Philippines in the amount of Php50,000, there is no … Read more
Did you know that Tee Han Kee was the first Chinese physician admitted to practice medicine in the Philippines and saved the country from probable epidemic? Tee Han Kee came to the Philippines in the 1900 to accept a position in the new colonial government’s Bureau of health. He became a leader in the Philippines … Read more
Today, August 7 is the 40th death anniversary of Jovita Fuentes. Jovita Fuentes is a national artist for music. She was born on February 15, 1895, and passed away on August 7, 1978. Long before Lea Salonga’s break into Broadway, there was already Jovita Fuentes‘ portrayal of Cio-cio san in Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly at … Read more
Finally, it’s a law! RA 11055, the Philippine ID System Act has been signed into law by President Duterte, 17 years after I first filed the bill in the 12th Congress. After 5 Congresses and 2 Presidential Administrations, it’s now officially established, Ruffy Biazon said. Representative Gary Alejano of Magdalo partylist on the other … Read more