Call for Proposals: DOT Tourism Research Grant
The Department of Tourism (DOT), in an effort to promote tourism research in the country, is calling for proposals for its 2018 Tourism Research Grant. The individual research proposals eligible…

Assistant Secretary Roberto Alabado’s oathtaking
Alabado started his government career as a faculty member of the University of the Philippines- Mindanao teaching Urban and Regional Planning. He was part of the local government of Davao City as the …

Romulo A. Aromin, Jr., MD: The doctor is “IN”-vogue
Choosing a career could be a vital pronouncement… ostensibly indistinguishable to taking a mate for a lifetime partnership. Other professions are almost impossible to actually gauge whether they were perfect…
Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Renews Partnership with SKY Cable in the Philippines
MANILA (July 20, 2018) – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has renewed its channel carriage with SKY Cable, the country’s largest cable operator, in a multi-year agreement. Effective this…
Statement of the Department of Tourism (DOT): Arrivals for the first half of 2018
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pleased to announce that visitor arrivals for the first semester of 2018 reached an all-time high of 3,706,721. According to the data gathered by…

August 2018 priority dates
EACH month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories. A…

Zanjoe Marudo shows his comedic timing in new film with Empoy Marquez
THERE’S a new comedy tandem in showbiz with the team-up of Zanjoe Marudo and Empoy Marquez in the new Star Cinema movie, “Kusina Kings.” According to the two actors, it…
Toxic agents in our home
Most cancers, in general, are caused by the body’s repeated exposure to harmful chemicals in our environment. These include tobacco, alcohol, and all dangerous ingredients in common household cleansing agents,…

Dela Rosa: Senate run is still open
FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald dela Rosa is keeping his options open as he looks forward to the 2019 elections. Dela Rosa clarified to reporters on Tuesday night,…
FDA recalls heart meds used to treat high blood pressure due to cancer concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care professionals and patients of a voluntary recall of several drug products containing the active ingredient valsartan, used to treat…

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo informs AAPI community of increased police hiring results
Having just recently been re-elected after earning over 50 percent of the primary vote last month, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo briefed people of his police hiring efforts at the…

Majority of Filipinos oppose Charter change, says survey
Two in three Filipinos are not in favor of the current administration’s moves to change the 1987 Constitution, a Pulse Asia survey released Monday, July 16, revealed. Pulse Asia’s June…

PH Supreme Court reprimands Sereno for public statements against justices
Former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, July 17, was reprimanded by the Supreme Court (SC) for the public statements she issued earlier on the quo warranto case. Justices…

‘No strings attached’ in Chinese grants to PH
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 17, led the groundbreaking ceremony of two China-funded bridges with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua and other officials in Intramuros, Manila. The…

A hospital’s human touch: Why taking care in discharging a patient matters
by Judith Graham California Healthline THE kidney doctor sat next to Judy Garrett’s father, looking into his face, her hand on his arm. There are things I can do for…

Philippines shines at the 2018 World Championships of Performing Arts, bagging 219 medals
Cebu-based guitar duo wins grand prize in instrumentals as Filipinos turn out at finals The 22nd Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) 2018 commenced on Sunday, July 8 in…

Support circle: Family caregivers share stories and tips to ease Alzheimer’s toll
by Blake Farmer Nashvilla Public Radio VICKI Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s disease because she needed that sort of group…

The cost and culture of being a caregiver
Filipinos share their experiences in caring for others THE Philippines has for years provided the international community with caregivers who have watched over people of all ages in both hospitals…
The bucket list
The art of “staycation” (8th of a series) ”When you clear your mechanism and tune out the noise that invades your being, you may come to a rare state of…

Idyllwild Arts Foundation presents summer concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on August 5
LOS ANGELES – On Sunday, August 5, Idyllwild Arts Foundation presents the culmination performance of the High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir & Ensemble of Idyllwild Arts….

Gov’t may limit number of tourists in Boracay
The government is planning to control the number of tourists that can visit Boracay, although the inter-agency task force overseeing the ongoing rehabilitation of the island has not yet determined…
Majority of Filipinos oppose Charter change, says survey
Two in three Filipinos are not in favor of the current administration’s moves to change the 1987 Constitution, a Pulse Asia survey released Monday, July 16, revealed. Pulse Asia’s June…

Trump ‘sides’ with Putin on the US investigation over Russian collusion in the 2016 election
Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki prompts universal outrage for appearing to undermine U.S. Intelligence Of the many controversies and political disputes of the Trump era, no issue…

The wage gap between rich and poor increases among Asian Americans
Asian Americans now have the highest income inequality among all racial and ethnic groups, new Pew report shows Income inequality has been steadily rising for the last 50 years for…

Taking care of family: The struggles of an unpaid caregiver
WE may always think that as Filipinos, our culture dictates that we are expected to take care of our parents when they are no longer able to take care of…