Manila, Sept. 9 — In ancient times, the mooncake was a simple offering to the moon every Mid-Autumn Festival, the most important Chinese holiday next only to the Chinese New Year. The occasion, usually held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, dates back 3,000 years. It has since been celebrated by various […]
Manila, Sept. 9 — The stars of Netflix’s hit Korean series “Squid Game” will be presenters at the 74th Emmy Awards that will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 12. The Television Academy announced the first batch of presenters for the awards ceremony that will be hosted by Kenan Thompson. […]
Manila, Sept. 8 — SINGAPORE – With the robust trade and economic ties between the two countries, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Singapore is part of the Philippines’ journey in maintaining its political and economic stability in the Southeast Asian region. Marcos said this during the State Luncheon hosted by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob […]
Manila, Sept. 7 — More than 879,000 Filipinos died in 2021, the year which the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) described as the deadliest in Philippine history. Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, PopCom executive director, said a total of 879,429 deaths were reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) last year and this translated […]
Manila, Sept. 7 — LONDON, United Kingdom – The leading cabinet lieutenants of Britain’s Liz Truss, the third woman prime minister, share her right-wing ideology. They are all also people of colour. For the first time in UK history, no white men will occupy any of the four “great offices of state”: prime minister, Treasury, […]
Manila — SINGAPORE – More jobs await Filipinos as Singapore taps the Philippines for thousands of health workers after witnessing their abilities during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. revealed. Marcos made this announcement during his meeting with the members of the Filipino community at the National University of Singapore […]
Manila, Sept. 6 — Ye, formerly Kanye West, is known to vent out his feelings online. Whether matters of love or business, he makes sure everyone knows what’s happening. If you haven’t been keeping up, here’s the 411 on the new conundrum between him and his collaborators. A couple of days ago, the musician posted […]
Manila, Sept. 6 — BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, stressing that saving lives should be taken as the primary task. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and […]
Manila, Sept. 5 — LISBON, Portugal – The Catholic Church must show “zero tolerance” to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday. “It’s very clear. It’s zero tolerance,” he told TVI/CNN Portugal in an interview, extracts of which were published […]
