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The country’s largest malls already released their Mall Hours and Official Schedules for the Holy Week 2015 as Filipinos celebrate look weekends in the next few days. All Major malls from various cities across the country already their Mall Hours, most malls are set to close for two days to commemorate Maundy Thursday (April 2) … Read more
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced earlier that Typhoon Maysak is set to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Based upon the report of GMA News, PAGASA spotted Typhoon Maysak at around 2,240 km east of Mindanao as of 10 a.m. The state weather agency … Read more
The country’s largest mall owner, the SM Prime Holdings through their SM Malls located in various cities in the country are set to close for two days to commemorate Maundy Thursday (April 2) and Good Friday (April 3) while regular SM Mall operations will resume on Black Saturday (April 4). According to the announcement released … Read more
One of the country that was located within the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” Papua New Guinea was struck by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake according to United States Geological Survey. The major quake was 40 km (25 miles) deep, with its epicenter located at 55 km (34 miles) southeast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. Although … Read more
The Philippine national government confirmed that they received a fresh P9.5 billion in aid and loans from Japan as of Japanese government’s commitment to local development efforts in the country, particularly in the areas of Mindanao. The grant given to the country is aimed at preventing conflict and building peace in Mindanao ares. On Thursday, … Read more
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is the Philippines Top Taxpayer for the Year 2013 according to the latest list released by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The 2013 list was based only on regular income tax payments made as of November 24, 2014. Manny Pacquiao paid a total of P163.84 million in regular income taxes … Read more
The Department of National Defense of the Philippines decided to hold off repairs and other planned infrastructure projects in Pag-asa Island, one of the seven islets and two reef occupied by Filipino troops in the disputed Spratly Group of Islands in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. According to Foreign Affairs Secretary … Read more
The country’s major train operators, the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) released the official schedules of train operations for for the Holy Week 2015 particularly the first week of April. The schedules of operations for LRT, MRT and PNR for April 1-6, 2015 is now available online. … Read more
The country’s poll body, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced the official schedule of Filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the 2016 National Elections. The COMELEC has set the date October 12 to 16, 2015 as filing of certificates of candidacy schedule for those running in the 2016 elections, from President down to Local … Read more
The highly anticipated boxing match-up of the decade featuring two of the word’s greatest boxers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will be aired simultaneously in three competing networks in the Philippines, ABS-CBN, GMA-7 & TV5. The three rival networks will unite to air the May 2, 2015 mega-fight. In a joint pres conference held on … Read more