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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 […]
Philippine-grown pineapples and mangoes will soon find their way through additional ports of entry in the United States. This favorable development came after the Philippine Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) mutually agreed on and threshed out several pending issues, […]
The Philippines and the United States (US) will continue to strengthen cooperation in their respective agriculture sectors, focusing on food systems transformation through resilient and climate-smart production systems amid the protracted global COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar mentioned […]
The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), and Turner Sports have announced four weeks of blockbuster martial arts events airing in U.S. prime time with “ONE on TNT.” The “ONE on TNT” series will air every Wednesday from April 7 to April 28. Each week will include a preliminary card […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, a former special envoy to the Middle East, to meet with officials of the Gulf states and discuss the Philippines’ plan to evacuate Filipino migrant workers there, Malacañang said. The Chief Executive issued the directive during the 45th Cabinet meeting recently held at Malacañan Palace, said […]
In line with his call for refocusing the country’s priorities, Senator Dick Gordon said the government should make an effort to secure more foreign direct investments (FDIs) to create more jobs for the people. “Is there an alternate plan by the government to generate jobs? Obviously, the country has to generate jobs so that more […]