Registered Nutritionist Dietitian (RND) Ms. Khristine Ivy Nacor-Llave explains to participants in the Training on Nutrition Care Process. The said seminar tackled the importance of healthy foods that are being served on the table and proper nutritional care. Organized by DOH-Calabarzon, the seminar got...

Indeed, countdowns ushering in Christmas 2019 has begun. We stand corrected but, more or less, there are 41 more days left before the whole of Christiandom of the whole wide world commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. And to that effect, the...

MANILA, Philippines -- The weather state bureau PAGASA said Thursday (14 November 2019) tropical storm Ramon has maintained its strength as it moved to Luzon. The tropical cyclone was last monitored 355 kilometers east of Legazpi City, Albay as of 4 a.m., packing 65 kilometers...

Senators rally behind PH athletes: Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III (center), together with Sen. Francis Tolentino, show their support to the members of the Philippine kickboxing team who will compete in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated Nov. 30 to December 11, 2019....

We understand why Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo corrected himself when the topic about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's proposed 3-day rest came out. It is not about the expected barrage of criticisms from political opposition, no. It is the perception that this administration is fast becoming...

FASTER THAN A BULLET TRAIN: 10 Seconds Business Permits Releasing in Valenzuela City The City Government of Valenzuela officially launches the "Paspas Permit", the Philippines’ first end-to-end 10-second online business permit application system, November 12, 2019 Starting November 13, business permit applicants in the city will be able to register, process, renew and pay pay for their permits online in just 10 seconds after the confirmation of payment. Actual business plates can be delivered at their doorsteps through GrabExpress or W Express Delivery. Joining City Mayor REX Gatchalian during the launch at Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel are Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Atty. Jeremiah Belgica, EnP and Department of Trade and industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez who called the project “trailblazing” and “should be emulated by other LGUs and agencies”. “Paspas Permit” is part of the improved Valenzuela City 3S Plus Online Services which can be accessed through the City’s webpage — www.valenzuela.gov.ph. This system is also available for online processing of Real Property Tax payments (Treasurer’s Office), Requests for Certified True Copy of Tax Declaration, Tax Mapping Certificate, Certificate of Non-Improvement and Appraisal of Real Property (Assessor’s Office), Requests for Certified True Copy of Birth, Death and Marriage Certificate (Local Civil Registry), and Building and Construction Permits application (Office of the Building Official).

A highly influential source told this writer that this wealthy and young business maverick has already sent a "feeler" to one of the political heads of his principal's counter party. Seems that this young business man who transformed from a "smuggler" to a "dealer"...

What happens now with the second wife of this tycoon whose marriage to the deceased turns out to be a fake? I've heard of the same story before and I thought this happens only to less privileged members of Filipino society. Shotgun marriages, technically speaking,...

Going to national parks, such as Luneta, La Mesa Dam, Quezon City Memorial Circle, Pinoy Aquino wildlife, may actually be very good to one's mental health, a study by one of Australia's top universities reveal. Research made by a team from the Griffith University shows...

MANILA, Philippines -- Three female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Jeddah were reported to have been sexually assaulted by their employers and allegedly transferred to various employers for a fee to do odd jobs. On Monday (11 November 2019), the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah...