Tokyo is most-searched holiday destination of Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines — Months before we flip the calendar to 2024, Filipinos are already planning their holiday vacations, according to search engine giant Google.
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Ganapin eyes Asian Para Games taekwondo gold
HANGZHOU, China – A casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic was one-armed taekwondo jin Alain Ganapin, whose bid to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021 was derailed after he was struck down by the virus just a few days before he was to go and see action in the Japanese capital.
DOH: Flu-like cases sa Pilipinas lumobo ng 45% kumpara Oktubre 2022 | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Halos kalahati ang iniangat ng bilang ng influenza-like illnesses na naitala sa bansa sa ngayon kumpara parehong panahon noong isang taon.
NGO rescues dog that waited over a year outside hospital for dead owner
MANILA, Philippines — Animal rescue organization Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) rescued a dog that had been waiting for over a year outside a hospital in Caloocan City for his owner, not knowing he already passed away.
DOH to establish grievance board
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will set up a grievance board that will investigate the failure of granting COVID-19 benefits and allowances to eligible health care workers (HCWs).
COA flags BIR, SSS over lapses in wage subsidy program
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Social Security System (SSS) over lapses in the implementation of the P51-billion Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program, resulting in failure to assist 41 percent or 717,442 target employees who were unable work due to strict community lockdowns at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Philippines hailed as ‘Asia’s best cruise destination’
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has been recognized by an international body as the “best cruise destination in Asia” for this year.
Press Release - Sen. Tolentino: 'The world is local, everything is local' to extol LGUs' initiatives in health, education and crisis management
MANILA -- Recognizing their important role in the everyday lives of its citizens, Sen. Francis "Tol" Tolentino, on Saturday, Oct. 14, tipped his hat to the local government units (LGUs) in their initiatives to improve education and health situations and undertake crisis management in their localities.