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June 03, 2022

PH ranks 8th in International Living Australia’s Best Places to Retire In

International Living continues to help people find locations where they can get the best deal in terms of estate, and the quality of life lived for the entity of retirement.

December 22, 2017

News Rundown: December 18-22, 2017

Let Philippine Primer deliver you good news of what happened this week!

December 19, 2017

P2P Bus Service launches UP Town Center-Makati CBD route

Heads up, here’s another bus route for a smooth commute!

June 07, 2022

Philjets Takes Reigning Miss Universe to Batanes

Miss Universe 2017’s very own Demi-Leigh Nel- Peters along with Miss Great Britain, Anna Burdzy decided to head to the Philippines for their very first official destination tour after the pageant.

December 18, 2017

MMDA looks forward for the completion of the Pasig River Art Project

MMDA partnered with big companies in the country in holding an art project to continually promote urban change, through the Pasig River Art for Urban Change.

December 15, 2017

News Rundown: December 11-15, 2017

Tax reform bill gets ratified by Congress, BSP releases new banknotes, and more on this week's news rundown!

December 09, 2017

Pintô Art opens permanent showroom in Manhattan, NY

Pintô Art is once again opening a huge door for Filipino artists that leads to global recognition—and this time, the door is open for good.

June 07, 2022

News Rundown: December 4 to 8, 2017

Here are some of the most important news that you need to know in the Philippines.

December 07, 2017

Filipino student wins annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Hilary received $250,000 educational prizes as she outdid a large number of students from 178 countries that registered and passed videos as well.

December 06, 2017

BDO gears up for seamless services via newer technology

BDO Unibank, Inc., the country’s largest bank is set to take on the challenge of the digital age.

December 05, 2017

Filipina wins 2 medals at IWF World Championships

She was also the winner of a silver medal in 2017 Rio Olympics.

June 09, 2022

News Rundown: November 27 to December 1, 2017

There will always be news and for this week, so let's take a look at the highlights of the week ending on the first day of December.

November 29, 2017

Must-Try Restaurants in La Union

Have you been to these restaurants?

November 29, 2017

The Ark by UnionBank: PH’s first fully digital bank branch

Here’s to new concepts in the Philippine banking industry.

November 28, 2017

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned Miss Universe 2017

After four decades, the victory of Nel-Peters has put South Africa back on the map!

June 09, 2022

Meralco to launch Customer Experience Engine by 2018

Meralco announced that they will soon be building and launching a new service portal called the Customer Experience Engine.

November 24, 2017

PH draws up 2017-2022 construction roadmap in Philippine Construction Congress

DTI-CIAP teams up with PCA to fast-track PH construction roadmap creation!

November 24, 2017

Gran Gala dei Salumi e Formaggi: A celebration of Italian Delicacies

It was definitely a night to remember filled the best of Italy!

November 24, 2017

iflix’s Hoy! Bibig Mo revolutionizes the Filipino comedy scene

If you haven’t downloaded and subscribed to iflix, here’s one good reason to do it now!

November 24, 2017

News Rundown November 20 – 24, 2017

A bill breaks through Congress, new routes for PAL, a schedule is laid out for a terminal in the south, and President Rodrigo Duterte makes two pronouncements. All these in our Weekly News Rundown.