LONDON, United Kingdom - Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Thursday defended his decision to delay a national lockdown during the UK's second wave of Covid, as he faced a second day of questioning at a public inquiry. Johnson also defended his use of the phrase "let it rip" during meetings...
A fire hit a residential area in Trabajo Street, Barangay Olympia in Makati City on Thursday, Dec. 7. Photo from Shelo Shinido/MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 5:23 p.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 5:36 p.m....
The Valenzuela City government started the distribution of "Pamaskong Handog" gift packs to the senior citizens from different barangays in the city on Thursday, Dec. 7. The city government said they are expecting 67,061 senior citizens, who were registered to the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) and the State of California can now enjoy mutually beneficial educational, economic, and cultural exchanges after presenting resolutions supporting their sister state relationship at the Marco Polo Hotel Ortigas Manila on Wednesday night, Dec. 6. It can be...
The Manila Police District (MPD) said the “suspicious package” left on Ayala Bridge in Ermita, Manila on Thursday, Dec. 7, contained used clothes and a dead dog, not explosives. Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN The MPD-District Explosive and Canine Unit (DECU) immediately...
Persons with Disabilities receive the anti-flu shots. (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City government launched A vaccination drive against flu for persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Heritage covered court in BF Resort Village, Barangay Talon Dos. Las...
The Pasay City government warned against the circulating allegations on social media that SM Mall of Asia (MOA) will collapse and called these fake news. SM MOA issued a statement that the foundation of the building was built on concrete piles that reach the bedrock and will withstand extreme...
Photo from Parañaque PIO The Parañaque City government has distributed the social pension of indigent senior citizens for the second quarter of 2023. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said that during the first day of payout held on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Old Barangay San Dionisio...
An incumbent Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad in San Juan City filed charges against an outgoing SK chairman for trying to rape her during a mandatory SK training at Club Balai Isabel in Barangay Banga Talisay, Batangas on Nov. 30, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said. (Photos by Patrick...
The University of Makati School of Law (UMaK-SOL) landed once again on the Supreme Court's (SC) list of top-ranked law schools in the country. Photo from My Makati/MANILA BULLETIN Makati Mayor Abby Binay said on Thursday, Dec. 7, that UMaK-SOL's inclusion in the top list of law schools...
The Bulacan Police Provincial Office (PPO) confiscated P212,000 worth of alleged "shabu" in a series of intensive police operations launched in the province on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 6 and 7. In reports submitted to Lt. Col. Jacquiline P. Puapo, Bulacan PPO officer-in-charge, a...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora on Wednesday, Dec. 6, urged the public not to be complacent in preparing for earthquakes and other disasters following the magnitude 5.9 quake that hit Occidental Mindoro which was also felt in Metro Manila on Tuesday, Dec....
