K-pop girl group Aespa’s Giselle, Karina, Winter and Ningning attended the opening of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York City on July 5. The forum, which has the theme “Building back better from the...
(From Left to Right) Vice Consul Fatima C. Mueller, Consul General Marie Yvette Banzon-Abalos, Ms. Paula Gutierrez Salangsang, Ube Fiesta Project and Social Media Head “Ang ube ay ang kulay asul at kulay pula ng ating bandila. Kaya sa isang banda, ang ube ay masasabi nating “pambansang kulay ng...
Ex-Solicitor General Jose Calida has officially assumed the chairmanship of the Commission on Audit (COA). Calida was among the recent appointees of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Ex-SolGen. Calida arrives at the COA Main Office. To the left is Jayke Joson, a former aide to Manny...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo has so far met with volunteer artists during her 2022 presidential campaign, her Bayanihan E-Konsulta volunteers, and many other personalities as she nears the end of her term, but now it is time for her to bid goodbye to the people who have stood by and...
People: Ties that bind FRENCH TIES Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and French Ambassador Michèle Boccoz after their discussion on strengthening PH-France ties in a courtesy call at the DFA (Vanessa Ubac) And just like that, it truly feels like everything is going back to normal. A whole range of...
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the city's police force assured the Philippines that they will go after the gunman behind the random shooting incident that led to the tragic death of visiting Filipino lawyer John Laylo. Photo from John Albert Laylo's Facebook account/ MANILA BULLETIN Philippine...
In line with the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), a mass developmental screening for children aged 0 to 8 years old will be conducted on Saturday (June 25). According to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, the hospital’s Department of Pediatrics will be...
As the pace of recovery from the pandemic quickens, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) upgraded its 2022 financial outlook, reducing the airline industry's expected losses to $9.7 billion, from $11.6 billion in its October 2021 forecast, a net loss margin of -1.2 percent. This is a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling on Filipinos to pray for a Filipino lawyer who is in a critical condition after being shot in a random shooting incident in Philadelphia recently. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin identified the shooting...
Philcongen LA, UCLA launch ‘Breaking Myths: Food, Feasts, and the Ifugao’ ethnographic exhibit In celebration of National Heritage Month, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Southeast Studies opened an ethnographic...
Care providers of people diagnosed with dementia are at an increased risk for having significant physical and mental health problems, said an expert. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILLIPINES) In a webinar on Friday, June 17, titled “Demensya sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” experts from the University of the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is expected to release the guidelines for the administration of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17...
