Palace advises Boracay, Bohol to prepare for possible lifting of tourist ban

June 3, 2020

Malacañang advised on Wednesday resort owners in Boracay island in Aklan and Bohol to prepare for possible lifting of tourist ban in the coming weeks. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said those areas under modified general community

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PH Embassy in The Hague Welcomes Dutch Translation of F. Sionil Jose’s Novel “Po-on”

June 1, 2020

THE HAGUE- The Philippine Embassy in The Hague congratulated Mr. Gerard Arp, a Dutch writer and translator, for the successful release of his latest publication, Schemering, the Dutch translation of the novel “Po-on” by F. Sionil Jose, coinciding with the celebration of the Philippine

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March 2011 Disaster Museum Opens in Fukushima Pref.

May 31, 2020

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.- A museum to pass down memories and lessons left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami to future generations opened on Saturday in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the disaster. “We’ll use it as a base

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NTF eyes Bohol to be model for local tourism under “new normal”

May 29, 2020

The National Task Force on COVID-19 is mulling to make Bohol province as a model for local tourism when the country shifts to “new normal.” NTF Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said Bohol was one of the areas he visited

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Strawberries remain abundant despite COVID-19

May 27, 2020

LA TRINIDAD-  Strawberries are abundant despite limitations  due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Food passes have ensured that strawberry farmers could bring the popular summer fruit to markets, the agriculture department said. Strawberries are one of the centerpieces of

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“Cyber graduation”, first in Taguig City

May 22, 2020

A school in Taguig City on Friday pilot their first cybergraduation ceremony using student-made robots. The ceremony was held at Sen. Renato “Companero” Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School (SRCC). First in the country, graduating students are shown on

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Manila developing app for people to scan area for COVID-19 cases

May 14, 2020

The local government of Manila is set to launch an application as part of its preparation on the possible lifting of the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) in the city. “Few days from now, we will be launching  an application or

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International Nurses Day: Nurses deserve praise, thanks, protection amid COVID-19

May 12, 2020

Geneva – Nurses and other health care workers on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 deserve to be recognized and commended for their lifesaving efforts and personal sacrifices amid increased medical risk — and in some places amid ostracization, harassment

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