Amsterdam's officials are considering a tourist tax hike that could make visits more expensive, to attract big spenders and curb "falafel-eating" tourists who go to the red-light districts.
Fashion seems a rather unlikely field for the Netherlands and the Philippines to partner on, at the outset. However, the coming together of the diverse cultures and aesthetics of the two countries proved to be quite fruitful, as friends of the Embassy of the Netherlands here witnessed last week.
Drinking alcoholic beverages without the troublesome hangover in the morning is the dream of many drinkers. A brewery in Amsterdam claims to have made this dream a reality.
“Open your world.” Celebrities from such disparate fields as show business and the arts, communications media, sports and big business did just that recently as they welcomed Heineken, reputed as the world’s no. 1 premium beer, in a gustatory and audiovisual event.
Cebu City’s eastern seaboard has the country’s busiest port for interisland shipping, and plays host to a very important international shipping hub. To the west of the city is a tall mountain range, once filled with eagles’ aeries but now fast becoming populated.
The crowd cheered as TW Steel CEO and co-owner Jordy Cobelens, in blue denim jeans and black tee emblazoned...
Filipina fashion designer Ditta Sandico is a featured artist of the Tassen Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amid climate change and unpredictable weather, one valuable lesson that old houses could teach Filipinos is how their ancestors adapted to situations bereft of creature comforts such as motor transport and electricity.
It’s common knowledge by now that Ramon Ang, top honcho of both San Miguel Corporation and Philippine Airlines, got his start by working as an auto mechanic, fixing cars that he then sold for a profit.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is leaving no stone unturned to attract more passengers to Europe, from a growing Southeast Asian market.
