Covering the week’s most noteworthy World news stories for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Comelec conducts final tests to ensure secure and seamless online voting, empowering over a million overseas voters For the first time in Philippine history, registered overseas Filipinos will cast their…
Vancouver, B.C. – Leading Philippine rum brand Tanduay has partnered with distributor Christopher Stewart Wine & Spirits to make its award-winning products available in the Canadian market. “Our distribution in Canada…
The Philippines is primed to seize the spotlight at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2023, taking place from 6-8 November 2023 at the ExCel Convention Centre in London, United Kingdom…
PARIS – Daily Malong, a name in the Filipino fashion industry, is proud to announce its presence at 2023 Paris Fashion Week, where it will introduce its vibrant new collection,…
by Noam N. Levey KFF Health News HUMAN Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world,…
PHNOM PENH — The Philippines, represented by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, was elected Vice President of the 25th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in the…
Following the results of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Progress Report 2023 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Department of Trade and…
BERLIN, Germany – Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco met with major tourism stakeholders in central Europe to explore market opportunities in a bid to increase visitor arrivals…
(March 2023) – Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is launching a global air tickets giveaway campaign, “World of Winners”, which will offer 500,000 free tickets in Hong Kong’s major passenger…
MILAN-BASED Filipino young designer Lionell Christian Lanuzo comes across as a humble man with a strong desire to accomplish his job with excellence and passion. Christian, as he is known…
Genette Mujar, a Vancouver-based fashion designer of Filipino descent, is a former caregiver turned fast-rising designer in Canada. Genette, who hails from Albay in the Philippines, is the owner and…
MANILA — Over 3.11 million Filipinos previously based abroad have come home because of the pandemic as of May 13, more than the 1.77 million estimated number of overseas Filipino…
MAYETH Codoy, a Filipina fashion designer living in Norway, is one of the designers whose works will be showcased at Asia Pacific Fashion Week 2022 (APFW) – a global platform…
THE Australian-founded Big Lou’s Donuts, which specializes in producing a wide range of commercial donuts for retail, wholesale, events and corporate markets since 2008, recently sealed several deals with national…
TWO successful Filipino entrepreneurs in Australia and New Zealand recently entered into a $100-M engagement to jointly expand their respective businesses. New Zealand-based Starfleet Innotech, Inc., chaired by Jeths de…
MANILA, 31 March 2021 – The Government of Japan pledged additional PhP190m to UNICEF strengthening its support to the Philippine Government’s COVID-19 immunization response. The pledge is part of the…
THE Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions despite their “positive elements,” the Vatican said Monday, March 15. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith…
OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from countries included in the Philippines’ travel ban are ready to go home after finishing their mandatory 14-day quarantine, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)…
THE Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, January 6 recorded five new confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad. The day before, the agency reported observed another spike as…
NINETY SIX more Filipinos have contracted the coronavirus around the world, bringing the official tally to 12,446, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Tuesday, December 15. Of…
A Filipina nurse was part of history this week as she administered the first COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials to a 90-year-old woman in the United Kingdom. National Health…
EIGHTEEN additional cases of the coronavirus among overseas Filipinos were recorded by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, December 7, bringing the total number of infections to…
Over 11,700 infections SIXTEEN more Filipinos around the world have contracted the coronavirus, bringing the official tally to 11,708 individuals, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Tuesday,…
UNITED States President Donald Trump on Friday, November 20, attended a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders to discuss how to support the global economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic….
The Philippines is among the countries in the Asia-Pacific region where COVID-19 infections continued to grow throughout the pandemic, according to a recent report. This finding was part of an…
FIFTY FOUR countries worldwide have lifted inbound border restrictions on travel for Filipino citizens, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, November 2. In its latest bulletin,…
UNITED States President Donald Trump has received the second-highest level of support from the Philippines, according to a recent survey of Asian countries by German market and consumer data company…
Out of all the social media platforms available, Facebook is the “most prolific enabler” of disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent international survey among journalists. The “Journalism…
THE total number of lives claimed by the coronavirus pandemic has crossed 1 million as it continues to sweep across the globe. The disease has claimed 1,003,791 victims out of…
SIX new cases of COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos have been recorded by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, September 25, bringing the total number of infections to…
