The Philippine Army (PA) has started administering booster shots to its personnel and dependents as part of its ramped up vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a military official said Friday night, Jan. 7. A Philippine Army soldier receives his booster shot against COVID-19...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon personally visited areas in Surigao City that were hit by Typhoon Odette to lead the aid distribution, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday night, Jan. 7, that it has filed criminal cases against another returning overseas Filipino (ROF) who allegedly skipped mandatory hotel quarantine. Philippine National Police Chief, General Dionardo Carlos (File photo / PNP / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The law that seeks to ban child marriage in the Philippines was welcomed by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), saying that this can be a step towards protecting children against the adverse long-term physical, psychological, and emotional effects of child marriage. File Photo / Philippine...
Tokyo Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena could only wish for better days amid his ongoing rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). EJ Obiena (AFP) With less than a month before opening his indoor season in Karlsruhe, Germany, Obiena admitted that his training and...
It's all systems go for the Philippine rowing team ahead of its first competition of the year in the 2022 Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships this month. Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez Leading the pack from Jan. 15 to 22 is Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez who will compete in the U-23 men's...
The local stock market fell as investors fret over rising COVID-19 cases and as more areas are put under more stringent quarantine measures. PSEI-NEW-PHOTO-1024x683 The main index dropped 74.41 points or 1.05 percent to close at 7,011.11 as the Property sector led the retreat across the board....
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has started its offering of the fourth tranche of its Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds (Fourth Tranche Bonds) under BPI’s existing P100 billion bond program. 57781 In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the latest tranche is worth up to P5...
Centro Escolar University’s programs were granted reaccreditation status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). CEU Manila’s Psychology and Biology programs were granted level IV 2nd reaccreditation status; Communication and Media,...
The Philippine Olympic Committee opted to reset its first General Assembly (GA) from Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 following the surge of the COVID-19 infections and the threat of Omicron variant in the country. POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB File) POC president Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino made the...
Less stringent quarantine restrictions dragged down the country’s unemployment rate in November to its best level since the pandemic began, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 3.16 million in November based on the latest PSA Labor Force...
The ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has swamped Philippine Airlines (PAL) with passenger rebookings and cancellations, the flag carrier announced on Friday, Jan. 7. Passengers rebook or cancel their flights because they have tested positive or are in...
