Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday expressed alarm over the reported surge of text messages containing spam, including sketchy job offers that promised high salaries, saying it not only raises data privacy concerns but has put the country’s contact tracing efforts against COVID-19 in a...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he fully supports efforts to restore the original proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) saying sufficient funding would help sustain the humanitarian and development projects in...
The first trainset for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Project has arrived in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The eight-car trainset for the PNR Clark Phase 1, which was procured by the DOTr from the Japan...
As the agency works on the country’s economic recovery program, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is also gearing up to look beyond the pandemic and prepare for the future. "We are working on two things: the current problem, and the future,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Tuesday, Nov. 23, vowed that he will invest in improving the internet connectivity in the country if he wins the presidency next year. Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso gestures infront...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday, Nov. 23, warned the public against the spate of scam text messages offering fake jobs. (GABRIELA BARON / MANILA BULLETIN) During a Laging Handa briefing, NPC Commissioner Mon Liboro urged the public to block the numbers of those offering dubious...
Educating young Filipinos on the importance of voting is crucial as the May 2022 elections near. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), first-time voters aged 18 to 21 years old exceeded four million. The poll body also reported that young...
The Senate on Monday recalled the proposed budget of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for next year for supposedly taking a “hands-off” approach on the case involving pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). It was Sen. Pia...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday urged his colleagues to immediately pass a bill establishing an educational commission in the Philippines to address the serious problems hounding the country’s educational system, such as funding and lack of classrooms. Drilon said there is a...
Have you been getting spam messages lately? A mall goer scans a QR code before entry into the establishment. The national government requires the use of the StaySafe as its digital contact tracing application of choice. (Courtesy of StaySafe PH/Facebook) Netizens were quick to point out contact...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today, Nov. 22 underwent an ‘’encompassing holistic drug test’’ at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to show that they are drug free as they prepare for the May 2022 national elections. The Lacson/Sotto...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially opened Monday, Nov. 22, this year’s National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) by highlighting its accomplishments from 2016 to 2021, including its establishment of state-of-the-art facilities, and technological breakthroughs. (DOST...
