Category: Philippines

The Philippines Resumes In-Person Learning After Shutting Schools for Over 2 Years

Millions of students in the Philippines have returned to school for in-person classes after more than two years of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were seen donning face masks as they lined up to enter their classrooms on Monday. Temperature checks and limits on the number of students per classroom remain in place….


The Best of Siquijor Island With (Or Without) Kids!

Siquijor Island is one of our favourite spots to visit in the Philippines. It’s the perfect tropical island combination of natural beauty and mystical reputation – one that kept visitors away for decades. You can easily visit Siquijor with or without kids as the island is very relaxed, compared with some of the more popular…


Palawan Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 18

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Palawan’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Palawan, officially the Province of Palawan, is an…


Philippines New President Rejects Rejoining ICC Amid Calls to Resume Probe on Drug War Killings

The Philippines’ newly-elected president has ruled out the prospect of rejoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid the court’s request to resume its probe into the previous administration’s drug war. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office on June 30, said the decision was made after consulting with his legal team on the ICC’s investigation…


Boracay Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 17

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Boracay’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Boracay is a small island in the…


Philippines Ambient Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 14

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of the Philippines’ most beautiful and iconic landscape locations captured, paired with a brand new meditation piano ambient musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Philippines, officially the Republic…


7.3 Earthquake Shakes Philippines, Felt in Capital

MANILA, Philippines—A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Wednesday, injuring at least one person, damaging buildings and prompting many people in the capital to run outdoors. The 7 magnitude quake was centered around Abra province in a mountainous area, said Renato Solidum, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. “The ground…


4 Dead After 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake in Northern Philippines

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northern region of Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, a government official said. The tremor was centered about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Dolores in Abra province, with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the…


3 Dead in Graduation Shooting at Top Philippines University

MANILA—Three people died in a shooting at a university graduation ceremony in the Philippines’ capital region on Sunday, including a former mayor from the volatile south of the country, police said. Local Quezon City police chief Remus Medina said the shooting appeared to have been an assassination of the former mayor of the southern Lamitan…


Former Mayor, Body Guards Assassinated During Daughter’s Graduation Ceremony at Top Philippines University

MANILA—Three people died in a shooting at a university graduation ceremony in the Philippines’ capital region on Sunday, including a former mayor from the volatile south of the country, police said. Local Quezon City police chief Remus Medina said the shooting was an assassination of the former mayor of the southern Lamitan city, Rose Furigay. The…