Tourist-friendly Baguio eyes tweaks to ‘no alcohol’ zones
Some bars and liquor stores were refused license renewals because of their proximity to schools and government buildings.
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As flu cases rise 500% in NCR, warning signs light up during holidays
“It represents a year-round burden, causing illnesses that range in severity, and sometimes lead to hospitalisation and death”, according to WHO.
Painful but necessary hikes
The hikes for health coverage are hard to accept because of grave trust issues, concerns over where exactly the additional funds will go to.
China ‘reclamation’ cited, but embassy calls it ‘fake news’
The report of the alleged reclamation comes two weeks ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Metro Manila vehicle crashes averaging 156 daily
To prevent this, the Land Transportation Office has reminded the public to maintain their discipline on the road during the holiday season.
Philippine inflation will likely peak in December: Central bank governor
Annual inflation of 8 per cent in November brought the year-to-date rate at 5.6 per cent, well outside the central bank’s 2 per cent to 4 per cent target for the year.
China ‘swarms’ in South China Sea hindering Philippines livelihood: US
The Philippine military believes that these Chinese fishing vesselsare manned by members of the Chinese maritime militia, which is a part of China’s military.
A ‘non-happy’ holiday season
For more than 20 million impoverished Filipinos, the holidays are just their ordinary, eking-out-a-living day, with their tired, worn-out bodies.
Time for Filipinos to fully embrace football
The writer reminds that football is a sport that Filipinos dominated at the dawn of the 20th century.
Delayed or not, will higher Philippines income status mean better Filipino lives?
The Philippines has been classified as a lower middle-income country ever since the World Bank came up with its classification scheme.