(Jersey Evening Post) FILIPINO workers arriving in Jersey are being kept warm during the cold weather thanks to donations of winter clothing. Ian Cardwell became aware of some of the challenges facing migrant workers when he married his wife, who… Continue Reading
(New York Public Radio) A pound of red onions now costs more than a pound of beef in the Philippines. It’s a problem because onions are a staple in Filipino cuisine. The country is facing a national onion shortage as… Continue Reading
(Interaksyon) A Dominican priest and archivist unearthed old footage of adorable puppies at an unidentified place in the Philippines. Archivist Gregory Schnakenberg of the Dominican House of Studies posted the black-and-white recording on Twitter on January 7. In his tweet,… Continue Reading
(CTV News Canada) From salads to stews, the humble onion is a key ingredient in nearly every Filipino dish. But now, the vegetable costs almost three times more than chicken in the Philippines. Red and white onions were selling for… Continue Reading
(Time) Soaring prices of onions in the Philippines led agriculture authorities to announce this weekend that the country would have to resort to importing around 22,000 tons of the vegetable by March, to augment dwindling domestic supply and arrest rising… Continue Reading
(Interaksyon) MANILA — Gross international reserves for the Philippines PHFXR=ECI slightly increased to $96 billion at end-December, from $95.1 billion a month earlier, the central bank said on Friday, citing preliminary data. The latest forex reserves represents a more than… Continue Reading
(Philstar) MANILA, Philippines — Next Sunday, January 15 (Manila time), the Philippines will know if it will have its fifth Miss Universe title courtesy of Filipina-Italian Celeste Cortesi. Her popular name might not end with the letter “A” like the… Continue Reading
(Jersey Evening Post) INQUESTS into the deaths of the two Filipino fishermen who died after the L’Ecume II trawler collided with the Condor Commodore Goodwill last month were opened this morning. Deputy Viscount Mark Harris, the presiding coroner, explained that… Continue Reading
