Jose Mari Chan on the gift that changed his life
Before becoming a household name whose voice signals the arrival of the Christmas season in the Philippines, Jose Mari Chan was simply a young boy discovering…
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Before becoming a household name whose voice signals the arrival of the Christmas season in the Philippines, Jose Mari Chan was simply a young boy discovering…
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Christmas has a way of arriving early in the Philippines. Once the BER months begin, familiar songs fill the air, decorations slowly appear and calendars start…
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As the Philippines prepares for another long Christmas season, a new song is hoping to become part of the country’s familiar holiday soundtrack.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conferred the Order of Sikatuna on outgoing Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya in recognition of his…
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Some restaurants impress with spectacle. Others win you over with soul.
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Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya attended a farewell ceremony hosted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday as he prepared to conclude his diplomatic…
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Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya was honored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during a farewell ceremony on 17 August 2026, highlighting growing maritime…
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The future was bright; the partnership was entering a golden age. Japan and the Philippines mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.
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Japan’s apparent willingness to support faster interest rate hikes could have consequences well beyond Tokyo, with hundreds of thousands of Filipinos living in…
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If, in the Philippines, we have the lugawan or paresan where diners don’t mind standing up as they sip their bowls of lugaw (rice porridge) or pares (beef…
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Energized by the trust placed in me by the second-highest official of the land (and a bar topnotcher to boot), like the Energizer Bunny, I ran home and kept…
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Like a wonderful poem, Rikugien reveals itself little by little, step by step, verse by verse, line by line. And then, it unravels into one magnificent tableau…
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Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested a 38-year-old Japanese fugitive at the agency’s headquarters in Intramuros, Manila, officials said.
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Food has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Like most Filipino children, I was raised on a dependable rotation of hotdogs, nuggets, tocino, pancit…
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Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya and Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa P. Lazaro signed an Exchange of Notes Tuesday for a 30-billion-yen loan to support…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported two Japanese fugitives wanted in Tokyo for robbery and fraud schemes, officials said.
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You expect the famous names. Then the ambassador thanks the woman who taught him hello.
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For years, pupils studied beneath a roof that leaked. Then they walked into classrooms built to outlast the rain.
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