Women's World Cup: Euphoria in Philippines After Historic Campaign

The Philippines has bowed out of the Women's World Cup after a euphoric campaign that united a country where football is not the national sport. It was a "magical" debut that saw the country's first World Cup goal and gave birth to new sport idols, the Philippine Football Federation said.

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Published on 29/07/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Entertainment, Recreation, Sport
Tags: Filipino, country, football

'Monster' Chinese Ship Joins Swarm

THE world's largest coast guard ship has joined other Chinese vessels that have been swarming near the Ayungin Shoal, which is inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). According to United States-based national security expert Ray Powell, the CCG (China Coast Guard) 5901, nicknamed "the monster" because of its size, joined another CCG vessel.

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Published on 15/07/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Legal, Politics
Tags: China, Chinese, South China Sea, country, international, sea

WWII Sex Slave Survivors Reject Compensation Move

Two of some 10 victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II and still alive in the Philippines have dismissed a proposed compensation package saying money is useless at their age. “What can I do with so much money at my age? I can only keep them for my grandchildren,” Narcisa Claveria, 92, told UCA News.

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Published on 13/03/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, Legal, News and Events
Tags: Japanese, Rights, country, government, women

The Power of Millennial Votes in Southeast Asia

In early 2019, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines will go to polls in elections that will either continue the populist/authoritarian dynamics that has gripped the region, and the world, over the past few years or begin to halt it. All three countries have reached a critical crossroad with poll choices that could influence the destiny of the country for decades to come.

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Published on 05/03/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Opinion, Politics, Society
Tags: Duterte, President, country

Philippine Onion: Most Expensive in the World

The retail price of red onions ranging from P550 to P700 per kilo in markets around Metro Manila on New Year's Eve made unpleasant headlines during the festive season. Red onion was sold at P90 to P120 in mid-2021 and P120 to P170 four months ago. Onion prices hover around P85 in Singapore, P55 in Vietnam, P35 in China and in India.

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Published on 08/01/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Food and Dining, Society
Tags: China, agriculture, country, farming, government, production

With Growing Pressures, Can the Philippines Sustain Its Marine Reserves?

In the town of Pilar in the central Philippines, a community of 11,308 residents looks after one of the most successful marine protected areas in the country: the Pilar Municipal Marine Park (PMMP). Established in 2005, the 179-hectare (443-acre) park stands out among the thousands of MPAs in the Philippines, which experts say are only protected on paper.

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Published on 04/07/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: Communities, Environment, Travel
Tags: Island, System, community, coral, country, fish, fishing, government, marine

Remittances Made Easier with This New service

Collecting your remittance has never been easier! You can now walk in and collect funds sent by your loved ones at any of the over 40,000 Smart Padala agents across the country with Smart Padala by PayMaya’s Claim Anywhere service.

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Published on 24/06/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: Padala, country

‘Pastillas’ Scam ‘mafia’ Tagged in Trafficking of Filipino Women

The group at the Bureau of Immigration allegedly behind the controversial “pastillas” scam was tagged in another scheme, this time, involving the outbound trafficking of Filipino women to Syria.

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Published on 24/03/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: Legal, News and Events
Tags: Filipino, country, immigration, women

Democracy Collapses into Repression in Southeast Asia

Suddenly, over recent weeks, Southeast Asia has seen the collapse or perversion of participatory democracy in virtually every country but Indonesia as leaders have suspended legislatures, arrested common citizens and opposition lawmakers, gone after student leaders and shot and killed growing numbers of activists and protesters. There seem almost no exceptions.

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Published on 13/03/2021 by puertoparrot
Categories: Communities, News and Events, Politics
Tags: ASEAN, Rights, Western, country, government

Philippine Government Servers Vulnerable to Attacks

Many Philippine government servers remain to be vulnerable as hackers continue to leak data from poorly protected websites. The recent Office of the Solicitor General data leak was not the first, early September this year, another group of hackers breached the security of the server of the OSG.

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Published on 10/12/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Politics, Technology
Tags: National, country, government

Mass Exit of Foreign Nationals to Impact Tourism

Mass departures of foreigners due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until the end of the year and will have a major impact on the state of the country’s tourism, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Monday. Almost 2 million foreign nationals have left the country from January to September 2020, according to data provided by BI.

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Published on 23/11/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Health, News and Events, Travel
Tags: COVID-19, Chinese, Foreign, Tourism, country

Filipinos Pay More for Slow Internet Services – World Bank

Filipinos are paying one of the most expensive, but slowest Internet services in the world, a joint study by the World Bank and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) revealed.

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Published on 06/10/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: Internet, country

'Horrors' of Martial Law Remembered in Rallies

Wearing face masks and holding placards and streamers, hundreds of protesters on Monday joined the nationwide protest actions on the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Communities, History, Opinion
Tags: Duterte, Iloilo, Marcos, country

A Giant Step Toward Digital

The relationship of Filipinos with digital always reminds me of the dualistic first paragraph of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” On one hand, Filipinos are the undisputed world leader when it comes to smartphone and social media usage; seven out of 10 Filipinos own a mobile phone. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube and are first to adopt new trends like TikTok.

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Published on 22/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: country

Russia Eyes Manufacture, Trial of Coronavirus Vaccine in PH

Russia has proposed to manufacture its vaccine for the new coronavirus in the Philippines, a move seen as opening a Southeast Asian hub for the production of its drug for COVID-19. The plan is part of a bilateral deal proposed by Russia to the Philippines, which includes joint clinical trials and immediate provision of vaccine supply after the third and final phase and regulatory approval.

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Published on 11/09/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Health, News and Events, Technology
Tags: COVID-19, Manila, country, vaccine