The Quezon City government on Thursday, Feb. 8, launched the Vendor Business School (VBS) to improve the market vendors' knowledge on entrepreneurship, business, food safety, market technology, climate change, and nutrition. Around 140 market vendors will undergo 10 weekly workshops in five months...
Rep. Edwin Olivarez, Mayor Eric Olivarez congratulate the newlyweds. (Photo from FB page of Cong. Olivarez) A total of 95 couples joined the “Kasalang Bayan” (mass wedding) conducted by the Para ñaque city government. The event is the city government's gift to couples who have been...
Members of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) headed by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora went to Los Angeles (LA), USA to learn its best practices on emergency response as well as its efforts and initiatives in maintaining peace and order in the city of around 4 million residents that could be...
CAVITE – Fire gutted 50 houses in Barangay Pulvorista in Kawit early Thursday morning, Feb. 8. Fire gutted 50 houses in Barangay Pulvorista, Kawit, on Feb. 8. (Video screenshot courtesy of Mcrein Lladoc/MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Fire Protection Kawit (BFP Kawit) told the...
Despite being placed under the jurisdiction of Taguig City by the Supreme Court (SC), residents of the 10 EMBO barangays consisting of Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, Pitogo, Northside, Southside, and Rizal, can now have free access to Makati City's Lingkod Bayan Caravan...
The Antipolo City local government, in partnership with the Philippine Band of Mercy, will hold free medical and surgical missions for all residents of Rizal province, the Antipolo City local government announced. Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said the screening and assessment of individuals...
Pishin, Pakistan - At least 28 people were killed Wednesday by two separate bomb blasts outside the offices of election candidates in southwestern Pakistan, on the eve of a national vote marred by violence and allegations of pre-poll rigging. Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast...
London, United Kingdom - Opposition politicians demanded UK Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologize Wednesday for making a jibe about transgender people in parliament. A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine urged the West on Wednesday to speed up and increase deliveries of artillery shells after a new Russian missile attack on Kyiv and other regions killed four in the capital and wounded more than 40. A law enforcement officer stands next to a residential building, damaged...
Oslo, Norway - Norway on Wednesday announced a fresh donation to the financially stricken UN agency for Palestinian refugees as a humanitarian crisis grips the war-torn Gaza Strip. UNRWA plays a critical role in distributing aid and providing life-saving assistance to Gaza, where an Israeli...
Islamabad, Pakistan - Millions of Pakistanis vote Thursday in an election marred by violence that has killed dozens, allegations of pre-poll rigging, and the jailing of the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan. Election presiding officers receive cash money being distributed at a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6, that Yuseco Bridge at Yuseco Street, Manila will be closed to motorists for more than four months starting Feb. 8 for rehabilitation. PHOTO FROM DPWH/MANILA BULLETIN The DPWH-North Manila District...
