Philippines Star

The Hotel Sales and Marketing Association on Thursday formally opened the nominations for the ninth edition of the Virtus Award, an honor given to outstanding hospitality groups, as a call to adapt to change despite being one of the sectors affected by the pandemic.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration reported on Friday that the low pressure area situated 950 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon is likely to develop into a tropical depression by Friday. 

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”

The low-pressure area off the coast of Eastern Samar has been forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone last night or today as it brings rains over parts of the country.

President Marcos urged the graduates of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy to assist the country in sustaining its positive reputation in the maritime industry, and called for a maritime education that is “even more responsive” to the nation’s needs.

A rights group on Thursday condemned the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the dismissal of a civil forfeiture case involving P1.052 billion in alleged ill-gotten wealth against the family of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.

The implementing rules and regulations for the New Agrarian Reform Emancipation Act or Republic Act 11953 are expected to be ready by September, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said yesterday.

The Sugar Regulatory Administration is eyeing to convert unused sugar for export to the US and the rest of the world to B classification or for domestic use, to boost current supply.

Senators led the topping-off ceremony at the new Senate Building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on Thursday.

The Department of Migrant Workers will assist the family of the Filipina household service worker who was found lifeless near a pier in Hong Kong.

The Department of Education will kick off the implementation of the National Learning Camp on July 24, coinciding with the second State of the Nation Address of President Marcos.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro believes that former president Rodrigo Duterte had the best interest of the Philippines in mind when he met and spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week.

Beginning July 24, the turnaround time for the processing of passports in the National Capital Region will be reduced from 12 to 10 working days for regular applications and from seven to five working days for expedited applications.

The Philippine government is closely monitoring the threat of an invasion of Taiwan by China and preparing for possible contingencies, defense chief Gilbert Teodoro said on Thursday.

A nationwide group of teachers has scored the Department of Budget and Management over its failure to blacklist the supplier of laptops for public school teachers that were found to be pricey and outdated in 2022.

The City of Taguig welcomed on Thursday Makati City's concession speech over their territorial dispute, hoping to form a "joint transition team" with the latter for a speedy and orderly transition of administration on disputed areas.

The SC ruled in May that the Maynilad and Manila Water Company Inc. are public utilities.

The Senate held the traditional topping-off ceremony for the P8.9 billion new Senate building located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Thursday. 

In an interview with the Philippine News Agency, a representative of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Youth (CBCP-ECY) said that embassies had denied the visas of some 50 youth pilgrims due to concerns that they would become undocumented immigrants.

The Philippine passport has climbed up by four spots in the third quarter of this year's Henley Passport Index, a global ranking that measures the most powerful passports in the world in terms of travel freedom of citizens from different countries.