Four PH chessers advanced to the next round of their respective divisions in the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth Chess Championships over the weekend. Wayne Ruiz advanced to the Open 14-under playoff round after ending up in a six-player logjam for second place in the preliminaries....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have teamed up with Grab Philippines to boost vaccine confidence among transport workers by giving out rewards and benefits to those who will get the jab. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 12, asked the Senate to investigate the reported deficiencies of the Department of Health (DOH) in spending its allocations for COVID-19 response. Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) Following the release of the Commission on Audit's (COA) report, Poe filed a...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, August 11, that she supports the use of a standard vaccine passport for travel and access to local establishments. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "The passport is just a standard vaccine card with a central database...
Grab Philippines has assured its users of continued service amid the persisting enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila as a way to keep Filipinos safe from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially the more dangerous Delta variant. A GrabFood delivery rider (File photo/ MANILA...
Some senators were not overjoyed by the 11.8-percent growth in the Philippines' economy, stressing it is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Economic growth may be at its highest since 1988 but let’s not lose sight of the...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday stressed the need for the government to ensure that the distribution of social amelioration program (SAP) or cash aid to those who are affected by the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and select provinces would...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, August 9, appealed to the government's pandemic task force to consider micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in deciding to impose stricter lockdowns in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the...
Senator Grace Poe has urged the Senate to assess the impact of the community quarantine protocols on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly in the food and beverage industry. Poe noted many of those in the food and beverage industry have been struggling to stay afloat since the...
Nas Academy wants to set the record straight Screenshot from Nas Academy Nas Academy breaks its silence and issues a lengthy statement regarding claims that its Whang-od Academy is a scam, exploits Philippine culture, and that Whang-od has no knowledge of the project. Through a Facebook post...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 5, assured that the Senate will not be hasty in discussing and approving the franchise renewal applications of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "We assure that the...
House Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro on Thursday, August 5 is confident that Senator Grace Poe will scrutinize closely the proposed renewal of legislative franchises of two Metro Manila water concessionaires, saying that this is what the House of Representatives...
