Philippine root crop ‘ube’ can go beyond dessert—use it as a savory side dish, too
Filipinos have been consuming ube since before the Spanish arrived, and long before it hit the shelves of Trader Joe’s.
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Education crisis persists, jobs gap widens in the Philippines: assessment
The current crisis affecting graduates is not simply a matter of unemployment, but of a skills mismatch rooted in the “structural failure” in the country’s “education to…
Pakistan ‘new trafficking route’ of Filipino victims: immigration bureau
Four alleged victims said they were recruited by a Chinese who promised them monthly salaries ranging from P35,000 to P45,000. They were also instructed to pose as tourists and…
Filipino Broadway star Lea Salonga to receive her Walk of Fame star in Hollywood
Best known for her groundbreaking role as Kim in “Miss Saigon,” for which she won a Tony, Olivier and other major theater awards, Ms. Salonga has built an acclaimed career…
Philippine President Marcos won’t favor businessman, actress in missing cockfighters case
This assurance came following a recent development in the case, in which a suspect named some well-known personalities allegedly involved in the disappearances first reported…
Inflation, job security temper Filipinos’ optimism about 2026
Results from a study covering the second quarter of 2025 showed that 73 percent of Filipinos expect their income to go up next year although 44 percent said they may still…
An end to a usurper’s fairy tale: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The country may have dodged a bullet with Ms Guo’s underhanded enterprise getting exposed, and now with the relatively quick action by a court to banish her from civic life.
120 deaths due to HIV, AIDS in Philippine province of Quezon in last 38 years
From January to February alone this year, at least 58 new HIV cases were reported in the province.
State palace vows to raise Philippine economy to upper middle-income bracket
This statement followed the World Bank’s latest country classification results, which showed that the Philippines remains in the lower middle-income bracket — a classification…
OIC calls on member states to aid Philippines’ autonomous Muslim region
The OIC cited the need “to strengthen the educational system, particularly through sending teachers to contribute to the education of the children belonging to Muslim…