(In celebration of International Women's Day and Women’s Month, Manila Bulletin is publishing stories featuring women who have made outstanding contributions to the country or to their communities.) The formidable spirit of a woman leader, the compassionate heart of a mother, the mind of a...
Malacañang on Tuesday, March 8, defended the remark of President Duterte to choose an Ilocano leader when his term ends during his recent speech in Ilocos Sur. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on March...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The wife of an Abu Sayyaf leader was arrested by military operatives on Saturday, March 5, at Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo, Sulu for alleged possession of explosives. Nursitta Mahalli Malud, 34, also known as Kirsita Ismael, was arrested after military intelligence and Philippine...
Without mentioning a name, President Duterte told a crowd in Ilocos Sur that they can choose an Ilocano leader when his term ends. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the inauguration of the first-ever Narvacan Farmers Market in the Municipality of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur on March 4, 2022. (RTVM...
Vice President Leni Robredo's character as a good mother is an important element of being a good leader, her eldest daughter Aika said. Photo from Aika Robredo's Facebook "Sa tingin ko, malaking bahagi ng pagiging mabuting lider niya ang pagiging isang mabuting ina (I think a big part of her being...
ATME, Syria -- When US forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, where the leader of the Islamic State group was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm. A military device lies on the ground, following an overnight raid by US special operations forces in...
Daesh leader Abu Ibrahim Al Hashami Al Qureshi (AFP) WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that a ''terrorist threat to the world'' was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up, as US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an ''incredibly...
Following its swift approval on second reading four months ago, the bill proposing to institutionalize the 1989 University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense Accord still has no guarantee of being enacted. UP Diliman campus This was gathered after the six-man Makabayan bloc...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Even in the saddest moments of our life, we can see a light that would guide us not only to healing but also to a better, more meaningful journey. When Fernando Poe Jr. died, a lot of Filipinos mourned. Brian Poe Llamanzares, FPJ’s grandson, remembers the wake of his...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has expressed support to the government’s vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which has immensely helped control the surge of the viral disease in the country. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) The Church leader, likewise, lauded...
Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is the country’s only hope of getting a “servant leader” who will lead by example and dedicate himself in serving people with sincerity and utmost integrity. Vice Mayor Giancarlo Sotto Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo...
With 222 affirmative and zero negative votes the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading the bill providing for the segregation in a separate facility of high-level convicts from those serving time for lesser offenses. Prison cell Passage of House Bill 10355...
