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TOURISM is a major pillar of the Philippine economy, contributing 8.9 percent to gross domestic product in 2024, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. It directly employs 6.8 million ...
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Back to regular programming
With the typhoons gone, floodwaters mostly subsided and the SONA now almost a thing of the past, the country, the media and our politicians return to “regular programming.” ...
FOREIGN tourist arrivals in the Philippines reached almost 3 million in the first half of 2025, unchanged from the same reference period in 2024. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed the 2 ...
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Plenty of time for buffoonery
HISTORIOGRAPHY taught me to always consult the primary sources, so I watched the social media video where acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte supposedly challenged Philippine National ...
SEN. Panfilo Lacson scored the “shameless hypocrites” who were among the lawmakers who applauded President Ferdinand Marcos ...