MB Daily News Update


Scorching climate continues to be recorded in areas all over the country, and life returns to normal at the fire-hit Philippine General Hospital (PGH).

These are among the top stories this Monday morning, May 17, 2021.


A Manila Police District (MPD) officer tells a group of bikers to respect the statue of former Manila mayor Arsenio Lacson at the breakwater of Manila Bay on Roxas Boulevard, urging them to move on as renovation is still ongoing in the area. (Ali Vicoy)
  1. PH COVID-19 Update
  • Searing heat recorded in 20 places all over PH
  • Fire at the PGH
  • West PH Sea Dispute
  • Courts in NCR-Plus reopen
  • Preparations for 2022 polls
  • Recognition for Filipino hero
  • “Secretive, forest-adapted skink that ranges widely outside the Philippines”