The government of Brunei is again seeking an exemption from the Philippines' existing deployment cap on healthcare workers due to the current demand of medical frontliners there amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Deputy Speaker Eric Martinez A bill filed in the House of Representatives seeks to memorialize Filipino Olympians throughout the years. Deputy Speaker Eric Martinez led a group of congressmen in filing House Bill No. 10096, which proposes to establish a “Philippine Olympian Memorial that will...
Photo from PBA The PBA Philippine Cup will officially resume Wednesday, Sept. 1 with a tripleheader at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. TNT and Blackwater kick off the restart at 12:30 p.m. followed by a match pitting San Miguel Beer against Terrafirma at 3 p.m. and...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has assured that it will provide assistance to the 250 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait who will be repatriated today, Aug. 31. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said the...
Students renewed their calls to postpone the September 2021 Physicians Licensure Exam (PLE) as the Philippines logged its highest daily tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Aug. 30. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, the Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA) and the...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday, Aug. 31 announced that a solo bettor from Cebu won the P120-million Grandlotto 6/55 jackpot prize. Grandlotto 6/55 jackpot winner for Aug. 30, 2021 (Photo from PCSO) In an email advisory, PCSO confirmed that a ticket in Mandaue City, Cebu...
As part of its continuing efforts to help in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has breached the four million mark when it comes to testing and has so far vaccinated more than 150,000 individuals against the respiratory disease. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA...
Philippine Airlines ( PAL) today announced it will continue passenger flights from Hong Kong to Manila every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, according to its planned schedule, but will not be able to carry passengers from Manila to Hong Kong up to September 11 to comply with government...
(From left) Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra, Chito Victolero of Magnolia and Chot Reyes of TNT As the PBA braces for its return, the 12 teams are ready for the resumption of the Philippine Cup anytime this week at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Just like the other...
The Philippines has tapped international agricultural think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and its partners for the international benchmarking of the country's livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. 3 - Other than raising goats and...
A policeman allegedly threatened a nurse at the Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital over the weekend because he was not immediately attended to by on-duty medical personnel when he was hospitalized due to highblood pressure. Philippine National Police (PNP) National Headquarters at Camp Crame in...
The local stock market is seen to be weighed down by the extension of quarantine measures in the national capital region as well as by rising COVID-19 cases while several issuances may affect market liquidity. “In general, the local market has shown bullish momentum in the past two weeks. The...
