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Following the effectivity of Executive Order No. 39 s. 2023 today, 5 September 2023, which sets price ceiling for regular-milled rice at PHP41.00/kilogram and well-milled rice at PHP45.00/kilogram, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led the joint monitoring of compliance with the imposed rice price ceiling.   Together with DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos, the price monitoring team composed of DA …

By Robert Andaya The Philippines’ 96-75  win over Asian rival China, as well as its 24th-place finish in the FIBA World Cup 2023, is a big boost to the morale of the country in the coming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino  also said the victory of the Jordan Clarkson-led Filipinos  …

Senators Miguel Zubiri, Joel Villanueva and Ronald dela Rosa proudly don patriotic shirts printed with the words “WEST PH SEA” when they watched the Gilas vs China FIBA Workd Cup game recently at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. REYMUNDO G. NILLAMA

The Philippines placed eighth in the 10 best place for expats offering comfortable retirement lifestyle, supported by hospitable Filipinos, according to InterNations’ Expat Insider Report 2023, an annual survey of expats living and working abroad. While the Philippines ranked poorly in terms of quality of life, working abroad and in providing essentials to expats, the country ranked third in ease …

Records of our Philippine heritage are within arms reach at Museo de Intramuros and Casa Manila Museum Understanding Philippine history and culture calls for exploring important and easily accessible sites. The Spanish colonization era remains central to what makes us Filipinos.  Important pieces of this past have been preserved within the walled city of Intramuros. Take a trip down Philippine …

Apart from being known as “Culinary Capital” of the Philippines, Pampanga boasts of local tourist destinations that will surely bring joy and adventure. Here are some things to see and do in Pampanga: Museum tour Maestro Willy Layug, a household name for ecclesiastical art, plans to open his museum in Pampanga in the future. His exhibit includes religious sculpture and …

In 1992, the Philippine government, through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), shed light on the many cultural bearers of folk art through the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA).  Also known as the National Living Treasure Awards, GAMABA recognizes Filipino artisans, “whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical excellence and have been …

The Guinness Book of World Records on the “Largest Ensemble of Car Horns” is now being held by a Philippine car club after it broke the former record last Sunday (Aug. 27) under the watchful eyes of a Japanese adjudicator sent by the world organization to witness the event. A total of 1,077 mid-size sport utility vehicles under the Ford …

MINI Asia and MINI Philippines launched with great fanfare the MINI Convertible Seaside Edition and the MINI Clubman Untold Edition last week at the MINI Bonifacio Global City Showroom in Taguig City. Currently the world’s only premium convertible in the compact car segment, the MINI Convertible embodies individual open-air driving pleasure. In the MINI Cooper S, 10 of the only …

Autobot Offroad Philippines successfully held its Autobot Jamboree 2023, a 2-day off-road, overlanding and camping activity that gathered a record 145 participating rigs in Agno, Pangasinan. Autobot Offroad PH president and CEO Randy Lao was overjoyed with the number of participants. “There were 170 people who registered the week before the event and we had to limit the number of …