The Muntinlupa City government awarded P100,000 to a public school teacher in the city who was named one of the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi gave the P100,000 incentive to Jason Albaro, head teacher III at Muntinlupa National High School...
Senators favored on Monday, October 11, the inclusion of a special provision in the 2022 national budget that would prohibit the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) from collecting "unauthorized" registration fees. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This, after the officials of the CFO failed to...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has a modern way of appreciating Filipinos' show of support for the Philippine-China relations. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Facebook/Manila Bulletin) Believe it or not, just by commenting on the Facebook page of the Chinese...
Three more overseas Filipinos died of COVID-19 infections over the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a weekly bulletin, the DFA recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases and 63 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad for the same period....
A total of 367 distressed and undocumented Filipinos from the Middle East have finally made it home to the Philippines via a sweeper flight mounted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) over the weekend. Filipino repatriates from Lebanon, Syria, and Bahrain undergo health protocol upon their...
Most Filipino online shoppers, two out of three, prefer to use e-wallets to pay for their purchases and mobile payment transactions are expected to grow ninefold. 05-1280x720 This was according to the most recent Online Payment Sentiments survey of Vesta, the end-to-end transaction guarantee...
The number of adult Filipinos who remain jobless slightly increased to 13.5 million in June 2021, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). SWS.ORG In the latest figure, the adult joblessness rate according to their June 23 to June 26 surveys was at 27.6 percent...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday reported a total of 130 new COVID-19 cases and seven new fatalities among Filipinos abroad for the whole period of last week. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In the same report, the DFA also recorded 287 recoveries among overseas Filipinos over...
Gathering the best and the brightest Outstanding Filipinos Once again, the Metrobank Foundation did a wonderful job in gathering the best and brightest among those that serve, and giving them the recognition they fully deserve. For the first time in its history, the Conferment Ceremonies took place...
The government of Oman has decided to lift its ban on Filipinos traveling to their country effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service Director Rolly Francia said Labor Secretary...
Filipinos are demanding a shorter online application process when opening a bank account, with three in five expecting to answer 10 questions or less or they will abandon the process. This, while one in five Filipinos will back out from opening a bank account via a mobile app or website if asked...
Two Filipinos who are part of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders were evacuated out of Kabul and are now in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. 22 Filipinos from Kabul arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International...
