Philippine cities dominated the latest Number report on the safest cities in Southeast Asia. Top tourist destinations Baguio and Cebu landed on the Numbeo top 10 safest cities list based on the crowd-sourced global database. Metro Manila’s highly urbanized Valenzuela City was ranked number 2 with a Crime Index at 25.21 and Safety Index at […]
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Globe triumphs at Geneva Davos Awards 2018
Filipino telecommunications company, Globe Telecom, picked up the main awards at the Communication For Future (C4F) Davos Award 2018 in Geneva. Globe led the year’s winners, receiving the top recognitions in 2 out of 3 divisions of the C4F Davos Awards for being “remarkable individual communicators and/or companies with a creative professional approach and unique […]
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New hospitality and culinary school offers French and Swiss-certified education
Dusit Hospitality Management College (DHMC) in Manila is all set to offer hospitality management and culinary courses aligned with the highest international standards. DHMC has opened enrollment for students of its Bachelor of Science degree program in Hospitality Management which will begin its school year in August 2018. The four-year BS Hospitality Management program is […]
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1 Million tourists visit Intramuros during Holy Week
About 1 million local and foreign tourists visited Intramuros as the walled city reopened its churches and streets for the annual Holy Week. For the first time since World War II, the Intramuros Administration welcomed visitors to its century –old churches and chapels in a bid to promote the famed Spanish-era fortress of Manila as […]
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1st Contemporary Art Museum in VisMin opens in Iloilo City
The first contemporary art museum in the in the whole of Visayas and Mindanao has opened in March at the Iloilo Business Park township in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) is a 3,000-square meter museum inside the 72-hectare Megaworld township that features three main galleries housing artworks of both national […]
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7 Must-Visit Churches to Include in Your Visita Iglesia List
Every Holy Week, Catholics from all walks of life traditionally visit seven different churches as part of the Visita Iglesia to pray and reflect on their lives. As one of the largest Christian countries in the world, the Philippines is, by no surprise, full of beautiful churches where devout Catholics can choose from for this […]
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10 Century-old Cavite Churches to visit during Holy Week
If you want to make the most of your time this Holy Week to reflect upon your faith in Jesus Christ and the mystery of his life, death, and resurrection – away from Manila but near enough to allow you to get home afterwards – look no further than Cavite. Your guide to these “Faith […]
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13,000 job openings at Pasay City Jobs Fair today
A total of 13,000 local and overseas jobs are available at the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) job and business fair today, Monday, March 26, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. A total of 97 local and overseas employers are participating in the fair organized by the the Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Secretary […]
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NAIA one of the most improved airports in the world in 2018
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has been named as one of the world’s “most improved” airports in 2018, a global survey of London-based research firm Skytrax revealed. Travelers worldwide ranked NAIA – the Philippines’ primary gateway – as 10th place in Skytrax’s Top 10 World’s Most Improved Airports. Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy topped […]
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UK’s The Telegraph picks Filipino food as one of 2018’s hottest food trends
Filipino food has been acknowledged as one of the hottest food trends for London this 2018. UK’s The Telegraph gave the distinction to Filipino food giving the heading “P is for the Philippines” in its published A-Z of 2018’s hottest food trends. “We’ll be gobbling more Filipino food in 2018, from paksiw na isda (fish […]
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7 Churches in Intramuros open to Visita Iglesia for first time since WWII
Catholic faithful looking for a new way to experience the annual Lenten season’s Visita Iglesia can now go to Intramuros, the famed old walled city of Manila. Seven churches of Intramuros are being opened by the Intramuros Administration in response to the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) call for the religious sector to adopt its newly […]
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Jollibee arrives in Europe, opens branch in Milan, Italy
The bee has buzzed its way to Europe bringing with it, the popular chicken joy, juicy burgers, tasty fruit pies and delicious rice meals. Filipinos from all over Europe flocked to the opening of Jollibee’s first European store in Milan for a taste of the fried chicken and spaghetti from back home. The branch is […]
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