by Staff Report | Feb 17, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE, Feature
SEIZING THE MOMENT by Mel Morada
by Staff Report | Feb 17, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE, News, TOP STORIES
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has barred its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as well as other international ports in the country from using cell phones while on duty. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the move seeks to ensure that...
by Staff Report | Feb 17, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE
The blackmailer of the Filipino who took his own life in Muhaisnah, Dubai in 2017 will be deported back to his home country after being found guilty of threatening to shame the victim on WhatsApp. The Pakistani man was sentenced to six months in jail to be followed by...
by Jojo Dass | Feb 13, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE, News, TOP STORIES
DUBAI: Plans by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to enforce a policy that would discourage Filipinos from resorting to visit visas in going to the UAE to look for jobs was met with strong opposition from Pinoy netizens and UAE-based employers...
by Neil Arwin Mercado | Feb 13, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE, TOP STORIES
Rappler’s CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested on Wednesday, February 13, for a cyber libel case in relation to a 2012 article “linking a businessman to illegal drugs and human trafficking.” Officials from the National Bureau of...
by Malou Bartolome | Feb 11, 2019 | EDITOR’S CHOICE, TOP STORIES
It was the second day of Pope Francis’ visit to the United Arab Emirates, and Sally Chan Mallari was almost deadbeat. Being a member of the team in charge of His Holiness visit, she was practically running here and there making sure all the nuts and bolts were...
