As four new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant have been detected in the country, the government is determined to keep the tight border controls to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible virus strain. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at...
Malacañang has declared June 24, Thursday, a holiday in the city of Manila in celebration of its 450th founding anniversary. The Manila City Hall clock tower is seen illuminated with colorful lights display (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The special non-working holiday in Manila was issued through...
The government is not pleased with the latest round of price increase of petroleum products during the coronavirus pandemic but appeared helpless in preventing the spike. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque acknowledged that oil prices are driven by world...
Ken Chan is to play dual roles in the upcoming GMA show “Ang Dalawang Ikaw.” He is to portray the characters of Nelson Sarmiento and Tyler Franco, contrasting identities existing in one person suffering from a condition known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Ken admitted preparing for...
Giant conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has launched its first vaccination site at the La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) in Mandaluyong to kick off the P1-billion COVID-19 vaccine rollout for its 70,000 employees, extended workforce and their families. “We thank the De La Salle Brothers for...
San Miguel Corporation continues to pursue its sustainability efforts nationwide through its various subsidiaries including Petron Corporation’s rehabilitation and coastal development plan for the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape. In a statement, SMC said Petron’s proposed biodiversity...
Malacañang is wishing the opposition coalition 1Sambayan good luck after it fielded its nominees for president and vice president in the 2022 elections. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque however observed the opposition coalition may face an uphill climb in the forthcoming elections after some of...
Coco Martin It's no secret that actor Coco Martin has a slight lisp, a speech impairment characterized by mispronunciation of sounds. Recently, netizens commented they couldn't understand what Coco was saying in one of the scenes on "FPJ's And Probinsyano." "Ano daw?" a netizen asked. Another...
More coronavirus vaccines are on the way to the country, Malacañang assured the public Thursday after some vaccination hubs reportedly ran out of the life-saving jabs. A Makati resident receives a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a newly opened vaccination hub located at Glorietta 5 in...
It seems that Malacañang is unlikely to reverse a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rule imposing higher corporate income tax on private schools in the country for now. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque declared Thursday that the Palace supports...
The government is looking into possible "radical" moves to clean up and rehabilitate Pasig River after expressing dismay that it emerged as the world's top plastic polluter. San Miguel Corporation formally launched its P2-billion Pasig River rehabilitation initiative, which will extract 50,000...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus might shift to an "ordinary" general community quarantine (GCQ) by mid-June amid the improving health situation, Malacañang declared Thursday. A health worker gives a coronavirus shot to an essential worker while Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar...
