Tricia Robredo, one of Vice President Leni Robredo's daughters, was accepted at the Harvard Medical School for her residency program. Tricia Robredo (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Robredo) Tricia, a licensed doctor, is being offered admission into Harvard Medical School Master of Medical Sciences in...
Timely, provocative, relevant Streaming from April 17 to April 30, Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Doc Resureccion: Gagamutin ang Bayad” is an explosive, strongly acted, one-act play that is of special relevance to us as we’re in the middle of our national elections. Directed by Dennis Marasigan,...
Aksyon Demokratiko vice presidential candidate Dr. Willie Ong proposed the use of lie detector machines during debates to determine whether the candidates are really telling the truth about their accomplishments and what they plan to do for the country if they get elected. He made this proposal...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Feb. 22, denied that the arrest of Dr. Natividad "Doc Naty" Castro is a case of red-tagging as the arrest warrant was issued by the local court and "proper procedures" were followed in the case. Dr. Naty Castro (Photo courtesy of UP College of Medicine class 1995) In a...
A tale about poverty and politics is set to come alive again on stage as Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company plans to restage Layeta Bucoy’s “Doc Resurreccion, Gagamutin ang Bayan.” If COVID restrictions ease further, there may even be a chance for a live staging of the show at the Cultural...
Aksyon Demokratiko campaign strategist Lito Banayo clarified on Monday, Feb 21, that it was his personal decision not to bring Dr. Willie Ong to their provincial sorties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). PHOTO FROM DOC WILLIE ONG'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN "That...
The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
Vice presidential candidate Doctor Willie Ong urged the government on Wednesday, Feb. 16, to adopt a public health approach in its war against drugs. He said that drug addiction is a public health issue, citing various studies and reports that attest to the "chronic and relapsing nature" of...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president in the 2022 national elections on Monday, Oct. 4. MANILA MAYOR ISKO MORENO/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO Domagoso arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) filling venue at Sofitel Harbor...
Lawyers from San Beda University College of Law expressed their support to the presidential bid of Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso as well as the candidacy of his running mate, Dr. Willie Ong. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "In our statement urging Mayor Isko to run for...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is not worried about the competition between their tandem in the May 2022 national elections and the group of Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and Dr. Willie Ong. Melvin Matibag, secretary general of...
Photo from AFP Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers confirmed Wednesday that unsettled guard Ben Simmons had requested a move from the club -- but insisted the Sixers want the Australian star to remain with the franchise. Reports on Tuesday said Simmons had informed the Sixers that he planned to...
