STREET LIFE: The vivid color and relentless energy of the Philippine capital are undeniable By LARA DAY/MANILA – “Why does everyone love Bangkok and Havana? Even Mumbai sounds better than Manila,” says Filipino conceptual artist Yason Banal over coffee in Quezon City. There isn’t an immediate answer. The Third Read more »
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RP nurses seeking US jobs increasing
By Jerome Aning – MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipino nurses seeking employment in the United States nearly doubled in the first quarter, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Sunday. From January to March, 5,076 Filipino nurses took for the first time the nursing licensure exam Read more »
Philippines Shows the Way in Besting China
By MICHAEL CONNOLLY – After years in which manufacturers of all stripes have been scrambling to locate plants in China, Texas Instruments Inc.’s decision to build its new $1 billion assembly plant in the Philippines instead, after shortlisting the two countries in a head-to-head contest, might be a sign of Read more »
Philippines attempts world record for breastfeeding
MANILA (Reuters) – About 10,000 mothers gathered on Wednesday in nearly 300 state and private hospitals, day-care centres and parks across the Philippines to raise awareness of breastfeeding and try to set a Guinness record for the event.
