Korina Sanchez continues her advocacy to change the lives of millions of Filipino children one pair of slippers at a time as she recently launched her Isang Milyong Tsinelas campaign early this year.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) featured the Tagalog word “bakya” as its Word of the Day on Tuesday, marking its important contribution to Philippine English.

Whether responding to disasters or planning how to rescue flood victims at emergency Cabinet meetings, Jesse Robredo would always turn up looking so cool in tsinelas (rubber slippers). The image ...

“Susuotan natin ng tsinelas ang gobyerno. (We will shod the government in slippers.)” It’s a promise that Vice President Leni Robredo has adopted from her late husband, Naga Mayor Jessie Robredo, who ...

Workers make slippers (locally known as tsinelas) at a shop in Liliw, Laguna, on April 23, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News “Hanggang sa natulungan tayo ng ating LGU (local government unit ...

The first rain in the month of May is believed to be a blessing. That is why people of Gapan City considered the heavy downpour last May 1 as an additional blessing for their successful Tsinelas ...

In OED's tweet, the bakya was described as a noun for a type of backless sandals which is commonly made of wood and is usually used in the country as part of tradition or culture. "A backless sandal ...