A Filipino ambassador and his wife were ordered to return to the Philippines after the latter was seen on a video campaigning for presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before a crowd of overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of...
(PRC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received more than P200,000 donation from Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. (CMPI) to support its humanitarian operations. In a statement, the PRC said that the P218,919 was “part of CMPI’s corporate social responsibility to aid the...
(LOTTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A ticket bought in Rizal bagged the P12.5-million jackpot prize for Lotto 6/42, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, March 6, announced. PCSO, in an advisory posted on its Facebook page, congratulated the lone bettor of the winning ticket bought in...
The Philippine embassy in Berlin partners with Nelson Mandela School for a fun Masskara Festival art activity The Philippine embassy in Berlin partnered with the Nelson Mandela School (NMS) Class Flex E composed of students from Grades 1 and 2 for a fun art activity on the occasion of the Karnivale...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) appointed on Thursday Ramon “Tats” Suzara as head of the POC Broadcast Committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games that Vietnam is hosting from may 12 to 23. POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said Suzara will supervise bidding procedures,...
Even with the possibility that such an endeavor will no longer happen in the next three months, both ambassadors from the Philippines and China are still looking forward to having a joint exploration in the South China Sea. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) Both Philippine Ambassador to...
The local stock market closed Friday lower as it seesawed between gains and losses during the week. The main index lost 46.08 points or 0.62 percent to close at 7,342.01 as conglomerates led the retreat with Property and Mining firms holding their ground. Volume dropped to 1.33 billion shares worth...
Consumer prices remained steady at 3.0 percent in February due to slower inflation for food items, but economists warned that the uptick will likely accelerate in the coming months on skyrocketing oil prices as war continues to rage in Ukraine. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on...
The new gymnastics center in Intramuros, Manila (PSC Images) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes to discover more world-class talents like Carlos Yulo as it welcomes the opening of the new gymnastics center in Intramuros, Manila on Saturday. PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said the Board...
The Philippine Red Cross reminded the public on Thursday, March 3 to continue observing health protocols despite the drop in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon also reiterated...
The PSEi bounced back after investors started picking up bargains in the afternoon session. The main index rose 84.07 points or 1.15 percent to close at 7,388.09 as the Mining and Oil counter led the rally across the board. Volume also expanded to 1.82 billion shares worth P8.26 billion as gainers...
The Philippine Army (PA) will hold a month-long celebration for its 125th founding anniversary on March 22 with an array of activities. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army, leads the wreath-laying ceremony and inter-faith service at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in...
