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11 November

DoTr mobilizes free rides, waived fees to speed up typhoon relief efforts

Amid the devastation wrought by typhoons Tino and Uwan, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) has rolled out a series of emergency measures across all transport sectors to ease the burden of affected Filipinos and support relief operations nationwide. These include free train rides, waived terminal and toll fees, and free cargo transport for relief goods. Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” …

10 November

DOTr pursuing Metro Manila ferry system

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a proposed ferry system in Metro Manila starting 2026 after near completion of a feasibility study, with potential investors and private sector partners expressing interest. The feasibility study for the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake (MAPALLA) Ferry System was initiated some two years ago but completion was delayed after DOTr included new inputs from …

10 November

Global wellness tourism to be worth P75-T by 2028

Wellness tourism was center of discussion at the recent 2025 TravMedia Summit Asia held in Singapore, attended by more than a hundred participants, including international media. Speakers included Flex Studio founder-director Heather Thomas; Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas wellness vice president Mark Sands; Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Regional Vice President Peter Draminsky; and Oster Group co-founder and chief medical …

10 November

Boracay, Amanpulo join Asia’s best islands list

The islands of Boracay and Amanpulo are included in separate lists of the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The 28th edition of the awards by the luxury lifestyle and travel magazine comes from the votes of readers in the United Kingdom. Amanpulo placed 5th in the Rest of Asia division of the Best Resorts in the world list, scoring 94.77 …

10 November

PAL shifts to luxury travel, to fly to Maldives, Palau

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is shifting strategy toward premium leisure, planning regular flights to Maldives and Palau. PAL requested the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for flight allocation of entitlements to the Maldives under the Philippines-Maldives Air Services Agreement signed in 2018. The agreement allows each country’s designated carriers an initial weekly entitlement of 1,200 seats between Manila and the Maldivian capital, …

10 November

Indigenous ritual in Benguet seeks to preserve tradition as native priests dwindle

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — A total five black pigs were offered to kabunyan (supreme deity) as this capital town celebrated Indigenous Peoples Month, with a “mambunong” (native priest) wearing leather boots becoming the focus of attention during the traditional rites. Mambunong Peter Aguilba, 68, led the ceremony, chanting in the vernacular prayers for blessings and protection from the heavens and the ancestors …

10 November

Wedding bells for Bea Alonzo, Vincent Co in January 2026?

by Boy Villasanta Will the wedding bells finally ring in January 2026 for Bea Alonzo and Vincent Co? The clue came after Queen of All Media Kris Aquino posted on her social media spaces about seeing Bea and Vincent in “three months and a half time.” The posting was done last week of last month so the remaining time of …

10 November

What are awards for?

Awards year in, year out and award-giving bodies are dime-a-dozen in this country. In film awards alone, there are more than ten and still counting. That’s quite a sum. Famas. Urian. YCC. Star. Pasado. Gawad Tanglaw. MMFF. Cinemalaya. Cinepanalo. QC Film Festival. Sinag Maynila. Eddys. Luna. There are other awards rites being done in schools all over the archipelago like …

10 November

Marian Rivera to win Best Actress at 41st PMPC Star Awards for Movies?

After being snubbed in the nomination stage alone which many wondered why for the 48th Gawad Urian of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) for her performance in the movie “Balota,” directed by Kip Oebanda, Marian Rivera has scored a nominee’s seat as Best Actress at the 41st Star Awards for Movies of the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC). Incidentally, all of …

10 November

“Resilience Is Not a Virtue—It’s a Symptom of Neglect” -Brillante Ma. Mendoza

They’ve been saying it for decades—Filipinos are resilient. Like it’s something to celebrate. Like surviving one tragedy after another is a mark of pride. But no. Resilience isn’t a virtue anymore. It’s a wound we’ve learned to hide. It’s what happens when you’ve run out of choices. I’ve lived long enough to see it—president after president, from the stories of …

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November, 2025