Balita.org: Your Premier Source for Comprehensive Philippines News and Insights! We bring you the latest news, stories, and updates on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, economy, and more. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7.
THE chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday that the smog or vog caused by gas emissions from Taal Volcano in Batangas since early September is no cause for alarm.
HANGZHOU – Members of the Philippine men’s volleyball team weren’t even born yet when the country last fielded a team to the Asian Games. It happened 49 years ago during the Games in Tehran.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety, according to an audio recording released Thursday to The Associated Press.
From arrival to departure at the Philippines’ main gateway, it’s no fun. In February this year, a Thai tourist’s last memories of his visit in the Philippines were of being shaken down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport by personnel of the Office for Transportation Security. The OTS staff returned the 20,000 yen (about P8,000) to the departing passenger after noticing that he had recorded his ugly experience on video.
It's less than two months until one of the most eagerly-awaited musical tours EVER heads to Manchester for its premiere run. Hamilton, the hit Broadway and West End show, is heading to Manchester on its first ever UK and Ireland tour.
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday hoped that President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will keep the electronic Freedom of Information (eFOI) portal available to the public to promote government transparency and accountability.This, as acting deputy presidential spokesperson and Communications Undersecretary Michel Kristian “Kris” Ablan said the creation of the eFOI website makes it easier for ordinary citizens to access public documents and information.Ablan, who concurrently serves as FOI program director, noted that around 100,000 requests for government records have been made since the foi.gov.ph website was launched.“So, marami pong information na makukuha sa foi.gov.ph.
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental province and this capital city recorded fewer dengue cases in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2022 amid the sustained mitigating measures to fight the mosquito-borne disease.
MANILA — The Philippines is close to hitting its 2023 arrival target after recording more than 3.87 million foreign tourists as of Sept. 19, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said Wednesday.