Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Facebook could control the proliferation of online trolls in its platform by allowing only one account for each of its users. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said this was relayed to him as being...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the inoculation of economic frontliners is moving quickly and will continue to ramp up in the coming weeks. Screen Shot 2021-06-21 at 1.58.21 PM Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the vaccination of the A4 priority...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged the Philippines to ensure that justice is served as it expressed deep concern over reports of two children caught in alleged government operations causing their “untimely and unjustifiable deaths”. UNICEF (via Twitter) “Ending...
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, June 23 revealed that the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats has decided to renew its formal alliance with the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, headed by probable 2022 presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. media In a virtual...
PNB Holdings Corporation (PHC), the real estate holding company of Philippine National Bank, intends to redevelop its prime properties in Makati and Pasay to boost rental demand and optimize their revenue potential. **media During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, newly-appointed PHC...
Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols, these passengers remove their face shields while on board a public utility vehicle in downtown Davao City. Health authorities have attributed the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region to complacency. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
The more transmissible Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant presents "changing" symptoms, the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) said Wednesday, June 23. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) UP NIH Executive Director Eva dela Paz said the Delta variant that...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, June 23, that it has started institutional registration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) for its officials and personnel. In a statement, the DILG said 89 of its top officials, employees and their family...
(Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded the public on Tuesday to also take care of their mental health as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose various challenges in human life. People may experience stress or anxiety during this time of...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is opposing a bulk water supply project in Quezon Province that was awarded to the consortium led by businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Water Integrated, Inc. through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. In a position paper submitted to Tiaong...
The old La Loma Cemetery Chapel is a National Cultural Treasure, the highest designation given to a valuable cultural asset. As such, it has unique value and has been demmed possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific value, which is highly significant and important to the...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said government should tell the public what is keeping it from disbursing available funds that are supposed to be used to effectively combat the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Binay pointed out that the government has at least three sources of...
