1st One to represent Philippines at ASEAN-Korea Music Festival 2025

MANILA, Philippines — P-pop group 1st One will represent the country at the ASEAN-Korea Music Festival on June 21 to 22 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The event aims to promote cultural exchange and strengthen ties between South Korea and the Asean member …

Philippines’ Alexie Brooks crowned Miss Eco International 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Alexie Brooks was named Miss Eco International 2025 at the end of the coronation night in Egypt, greeting Filipinos back home with a good news on the morning of Easter Sunday.  Alexie beat the four other finalists …

Alexie Brooks of the Philippines is Miss Eco International 2025

The Philippines has cemented its status as a powerhouse country in the Miss Eco International pageant when Alexie Brooks posted the country’s third victory in the global competition’s 2025 edition held in Egypt on April 19 (April 20 in Manila). She also …

India ships second battery of BrahMos cruise missile to the Philippines

synopsis India has shipped the second BrahMos missile battery to the Philippines under a $370 million deal. Talks are ongoing with Indonesia, Vietnam, and others as India expands its defence exports under ‘Make in India’.   New Delhi: India has shipped the …

Grill culture meets global brand as Weber debuts in the Philippines

In a country where backyard barbecues, smoky street-side skewers, and weekend grills are part of the culinary culture, global grilling brand Weber has found a natural home. The iconic American company, founded more than 70 years ago in the American Midwest …

Two dead, nine injured after car rams into crowd in central Philippines

XINHUA – Two people were killed and nine others injured after a speeding car ploughed into people attending a religious procession in Negros Occidental province in central Philippines, police said yesterday. The police said the crash occurred at around 7. …

Easter prayers from around the world | Russia | Philippines | Iraq

Easter is celebrated on the Sunday following Good Friday in April each year. In prayers around the world for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, The Russian Orthodox Church patriarch Kirill presided over a night liturgy to give a start to the celebrations of …

Domestic worker in the Philippines gives birth in toilet, employer finds belly binder possibly used to hide pregnancy

Abroad She gave birth in two minutes. A Filipino woman working as a domestic worker for a Chinese family in the Philippines gave birth in the bathroom at home. The family apparently had no idea she was pregnant. According to the employer, who shared the …

Philippines: Is running for office a death wish?

Holding municipal office means control over jobs, police departments and disbursements of national tax funds, said Danilo Reyes, an associate professor at the University of the Philippines' political science department.

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