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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) clarified that no new travel or security advisory has been issued by US authorities against the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) or any other airport in the Philippines. This clarification follows the circulation of a social media post showing what appears to be an old 2018 travel advisory displayed at […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero is urging the country’s economic managers to prepare and plan for contingencies and a calibrated response to the 17 percent tariff that US President Donald Trump is imposing on Philippine exports to cushion its impact on the local economy. “What are the pains and what are the gains, if any, that […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero has called on the Philippine Embassy in the United States to look into the status of all Filipinos being detained for immigration issues by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ensure that they have access to legal representation. According to Escudero, he is concerned over reports that there are […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, along with poultry products, from three U.S. states—Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania—due to outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain. The temporary import ban, implemented through Memorandum Order 14, aims to protect the […]
A total 20,948 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates from the Philippines took their first U.S. licensure test from January to September this year, in hopes of obtaining gainful employment in the United States, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. “The number of Philippine-educated nurses seeking to practice their profession in America […]
A total of 36,410 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates from the Philippines spent an aggregate of P405 million to take the U.S. licensure examination for the first time in 2023, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, revealed. “The 36,410 is a record high […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco was beaming with pride and love of country as she unveiled the first-ever Philippine Travel Fair in the United States of America. “I am extremely delighted to know that the Philippines continue to be a top-of-mind destination for our friends here in the USA. I can feel the nostalgia and […]
The number of Philippine-educated nurses that took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the first time in 2022 was the highest in 14 years. A total of 18,617 nursing graduates from the Philippines took the NCLEX for the first time in 2022, in hopes of practicing their profession in America, said Quezon City Representative […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco laid down the holistic and comprehensive plan, objectives, as well as strategies of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to revitalize the tourism sector that has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in New York, United States of America, Frasco joined the economic team of President Ferdinand […]
A total of 3,714 nursing graduates from the Philippines indicated their desire to practice their profession in America by taking the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January to March this year, Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said on Sunday. The number is up 147 percent compared to the 1,501 nursing graduates from the […]