Clik here to view.
Residents of high-risk areas in Cagayan evacuate
CAGAYAN, Philippines – At least 3 towns in Cagayan - Benito Soliven, Claveria, Gonzaga - evacuated before Severe Tropical Storm Carina made landfall early Sunday afternoon, July 31, according to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 things to know about eUP’s SAIS
MANILA, Philippines – The goal of the eUP Student Academic Information System (SAIS) to address previous problems in the University of the Philippines' enlistment process is promising.But when it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DLSU CommCon 2.0: How stories, communities can spark change
MANILA, Philippines – With great information comes great responsibility and when, globally, people demand for change, the responsibility becomes shared and social.This premise dominated the De La Salle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#ThinkPH: The future of marketing in the age of social media
MANILA, Philippines – Simon Kemp, founder of Kepios and marketing strategist at We are Social, believes there are 5 things marketers should know about the future of their profession, especially in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#AkyatCon2016: Going beyond responsible mountaineering
MANILA, Philippines – As mountaineering becomes more and more a trend, both experts and enthusiasts alike reminded the public of the impact of the increasingly-beloved activity, and the responsibility...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thousands of jobless Filipinos stranded in Saudi
MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of jobless Filipinos, Indians, and Pakistanis are stranded and destitute in Saudi Arabia after a plunge in oil prices sparked construction layoffs, activists and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UPLB students hold #JunkSAIS protest on first day of classes
MANILA, Philippines – More than 800 students from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) skipped the first day of classes on Wednesday, August 3, to protest against the controversial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Filipinos in Silicon Valley: Build yourself, your network
SAN FRANCISCO – “Let’s hire more people, but make sure they’re people like you.”Those were the words Jojo Antonio, 44, heard his employer say when he was at Paypal. His boss knew him and his skills, so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#OFWTips: Getting out of bad debt
MANILA, Philippines – Despite the higher income that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) get abroad, many of them still fail to manage their finances well - going home empty-handed and sometimes even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PH to be test country for ILO's fair recruitment project
MANILA, Philippines – The International Labor Organization (ILO) has named the Philippines as one of the pilot countries for its global program for promoting migrant workers' protection, citing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Filipino youth fear disenfranchisement in October polls
MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of young voters across the country failed to register on Saturday, July 30, the last day of the registration for the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay elections.In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#OFWTips: Love, money and making both work
MANILA, Philippines – What does love have to do with our finances?According to Vince Rapisura, president of the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc., a social enterprise that provides...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unpaid, stranded OFWs in Saudi may now claim aid from OWWA
MANILA, Philippines – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) begins releasing financial aid to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) left unpaid and laid off in Saudi Arabia following the plunge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rappler, SEDPI partner to empower OFWs
MANILA, Philippines – To empower overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through financial literacy, Rappler and Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Incorporated (SEDPI) entered into a partnership on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trump tags 9 countries, including PH, as 'terrorist nations'
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump launched new attacks on immigrants on Thursday, August 4, telling supporters that Somalis and other refugees from "terrorist nations"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Philippines, Saudis to negotiate over stranded workers
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Saturday, August 6, it would within days send government missions to Saudi Arabia to help thousands of jobless Filipinos left stranded across the kingdom...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where recovery starts
Along Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue in Pasig can be found two nondescript buildings, adjacent to each other, with no signs or whatsoever. The only mark of their identity is the number 520, embossed in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PH caregiver in Israel arrested for 'abuse' of ward – reports
MANILA, Philippines – Israeli police reportedly arrested a Filipina caregiver for leaving an elderly wheelchair-bound woman tied to a fence outside a mall in Ramat Gan while she went shopping.A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jesuit scholar explains Pope’s views on love and marriage
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – In a document that lays down revised foundations for the Catholic Church's teaching on a host of issues related to family life, Pope Francis reminded married couples...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to know if your area is near a fault line
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) developed a new web application that will allow users to determine how near they are to a specific fault line.The...
View Article