Fancy a trip to Japan? Read on… The Japan Tourism Agency plans to ask would-be travellers to submit online applications for the free flights, detailing which areas of the country they would like to visit, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. The agency will select the successful entrants and ask them to write a report about…
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Holy Land Pilgrimage News: Pope Appoints Bishop Chito Tagle as Manila Archbishop
We received some great news last night: our Holy Land chaplain Bishop Chito Tagle has been appointed the new Archbishop of Manila. He replaces Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales who has served as Manila Archbishop for nine years. We received this news with joy as well as a little apprehension. Although his installation date is yet to…
PinayTraveller Recommends #10: How to Pack Clothes to Avoid Wrinkles
I don’t have a travel iron and I’m not really that trusting of hotel laundry and pressing services. So I looked around for ways to keep my shirts wrinkle-free when travelling (at least the ones I need to wear for meetings) and found this. I have used this technique several times and it works. The…
My Affinity with the Vietnamese
I conducted a media workshop in Ho Chi Minh City a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to go around since I was there for work. But just being there surrounded by all those crazy motorcycles and eating delicious Vietnamese cuisine (especially the very filling Banh Mi) was more than enough…
Help the Victims of Typhoon Pedring
*Re-posting this for Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan. Hope you guys can help, even by just sharing on your social networks. Thanks! SLB TASK FORCE NOAH : PEDRING The number of families and individuals in the evacuation sites in various parts of Luzon is still high. The continued rain is posing continuous threat in many parts…