Over 40,000 displaced OFWs to return home
Over 40,000 more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are set to arrive back to the Philippines. “More than 40,000 OFWs are…
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Almost 2,000 Filipinos globally test positive for COVID-19
NEARLY 2,000 Filipinos globally have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest figures released by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. The…
Over 200 new cases of Filipinos positive with COVID-19 globally
MORE than 200 overseas Filipinos have tested positive for the novel coronavirus this week, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said. The latest numbers on Tuesday, April 28 revealed that…
DFA repatriates 302 OFWs from 5 countries
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs this week welcomed home 132 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Singapore and 121 from Algeria. According to the agency, the successful repatriation of the…
The Best Muay Thai Gyms in Thailand
Muay Thai is rapidly growing around the world, with increased exposure and celebrity participants helping to raise the profile. Ryan Gosling and Kevin James are both known to enjoy Muay…
ASEAN urged to collaborate amid COVID-19 crisis
PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 14, called for the cooperation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has killed…
DFA repatriates over 14K Filipinos amid COVID-19 crisis
Some 400 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived back in the Philippines on Tuesday, April 14, totaling over 14,600 Filipinos who have been repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs since…
440 Filipino seafarers return to the PH
Around 440 Filipino seafarers who worked on several ships in the United States returned to the Philippines on Friday, April 10 amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The individuals were…
Over 600 Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, April 9, announced that 13 more Filipinos abroad have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the official count of overseas cases to…
15 Filipino tycoons among the world’s billionaires
FIFTEEN Filipino tycoons landed on Forbes’ 31st annual ranking of the world’s billionaires, with former Senator and real estate tycoon Manuel Villar leading the pack. Forbes said this year’s roster…
PH stops deployment of Filipino health workers
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of health care professionals abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic to guarantee that the country itself has a sufficient number of medical front-liners. The…
Filipina chess master Arianne Caoili dies after car crash
Filipina-Australian chess champion Arianne Caoili died on Monday, March 30, two weeks after sustaining injuries from a car accident in Yerevan, Armenia. She was 33 years old. Her husband, Armenian…
5 Filipinos land on Forbes Asia’s ‘30 Under 30’ list
FIVE Filipinos made it onto Forbes’s “30 Under 30 Asia” list for “challenging conventional wisdom and rewriting the rules for the next generation.” The 2020 roster, released on Thursday, April 2,…
Coronavirus cases around the world surpass 1 million
The total number of recorded novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has surpassed one million on Thursday, April 2, three months after the first case was reported in Wuhan, China. Over…
DFA: 401 Filipinos abroad infected with COVID-19
THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, April 1, announced that there are a total of 401 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among overseas Filipino workers. Of the…
Sacrifice, care and love: the Filipino women on the front lines during these challenging times
As International Women’s Month comes to an end, WorldRemit wants to recognize and honor the incredible Filipino women who offer their selfless service as doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, emergency medical…
EU leaders rip Trump’s travel ban as COVID-19 advances across the world
Starting midnight Friday, March 13, travel to the United States from European countries will be temporarily banned for 30 days in an effort “to keep new cases” of the novel…
Cory Aquino, Maria Ressa among Time’s 100 influential women
TWO Filipinas are among those featured in Time Magazine’s “100 Women of the Year” project in celebration of March as Women’s History Month and to highlight a century of influential…
Nominations open for 2020 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO). Completed nomination forms and supporting documents must…
Duterte widens travel ban from China to Hong Kong, Macau
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a temporary travel ban on travelers coming from mainland China as well as Hong Kong and Macau amid the threat of the novel coronavirus in…
PH gov’t to bring home Filipinos from Wuhan, Hubei amid coronavirus threat
THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 28, said the Philippine government is ready to bring home Filipinos from the Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (nCoV)….
Philippine gov’t says mandatory repatriation will remain in Iraq
THE mandatory repatriation ordered by the Philippine government will remain for Filipino workers in Iraq, but has been lifted for Iran and Lebanon as tensions between the United States and…
PH orders Filipinos in 3 Middle East countries to leave amid US-Iran tensions
THE Philippine government is ordering thousands of Filipino workers to evacuate Iraq, Iran and Lebanon as the situation between the United States and Iran continues to escalate. The alert level…
Pope Francis celebrates ‘Simbang Gabi’ in the Vatican
While Simbang Gabi (night mass) has been held four times at the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, it was the first time that it was led by Pope Francis…
DOT celebrates PHL’s Leading Dive Destination citation
Muscat, Oman – The Philippines continues to enjoy recognition as one of the world’s premier diving destination, this time bagging back-to-back diving accolades at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final…
Regional, Country winners soar to higher acclaim at 14th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final
REGION’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS ELEVATE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN 14 REAL ESTATE MARKETS TO RAREFIED HONOURS Singapore takes the biggest haul of the night with seven regional…
FVR Calls For Stronger PHL-Taiwan Relations
Former President Fidel V. Ramos urged former Taiwan President Ma Yung-Jeou (2008-2016) to help foster stronger relations between the two countries following the latter’s visit at the Ramos Peace and…
President Duterte to push through with South Korea trip
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is pushing through with his trip to South Korea despite his aversion to traveling, saying that there are many things “at stake.” “I hate traveling….
14th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final scales greater heights with expanded categories
ASIA’S LONG-RUNNING AND MOST RESPECTED REAL ESTATE HONOURS RISE TO MEET DIVERSITY AND DYNAMISM OF PROPERTY SEGMENTS New regional prizes for achievement in urban planning and sustainable development Culminating gala…
Solo Exhibition of Professor Yuhua Shouzhi Wang, International Preeminent Artist of First Class Standing, at Palais du Louvre Stuns the French Art World
Paris, France — Professor Yuhua Shouzhi Wang is a world-renowned painter. Throughout Asia, she is the only artist to whom the New York Academy of Art conferred the title of…
