Iloilo City is quickly growing to be an industrial center in the Philippines. The Business Process Outsourcing industry has flourished over the years through proper governance, marketing, and private-public partnerships. Last 2016, Iloilo City was established as a hub for Information-Technology Business Process Management operations by the Information and Communications Technology Office of the Department…

Countries in the northern hemisphere now enjoy warm days of summer. But in the Philippines, June is the onset of the wet season that lasts until October. Other than typhoons, flooded streets, and damp laundry, mosquitoes are major rainy-day woe. Dengue is a fatal disease and cases usually spike in the rainy months. The Department…

Since the Philippines was integrated into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015, there have been significant improvements to its healthcare system. This is largely due to an important document entitled the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Medical Practitioners. The concord serves as a binding treaty among the members of the ASEAN. Ratified…

Guimaras Island is recognized as the Mango Capital of the Philippines, farming and researching export quality mangoes for the past several decades. Alongside this, a rich and storied culture has flourished, including  The Manggahan Festival celebrated in May. Directly translated as The Mango Festival, it is a cheery event that means much to the locals.…

It’s hot in the Philippines all year and it only gets even hotter comes summer. Going to the beach, taking a dip in the pool, or going somewhere cool might be the brightest ideas to deal with the sweltering heat. But for Filipinos, summer will never be complete without these thirst-quenching, traditional treats. Halo-halo Halo-halo…