Finding that connection between design and our current COVID health crisis PAALALABAS Health and Safety campaign You mention Design Center of the Philippines, and ask someone to connect it to COVID-19 and our current health situation; and at first glance, it might be a bit of a stretch to find the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the De La Salle University (DLSU) both dropped in the 2021 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings. University of the Philippines and De La Salle University UP fell to the 84th spot from the 65th place after getting a score of 43.9 from last year's...
Changing economic policies in our constitution By Karl Aguilar Illustration by Shaun Landaas, design by Jules Vivas Among all the sovereign countries in the world, the Philippines is the only country that has specified in its constitution the limits to which a foreign company or...
A Moro IT software engineer’s view By Zainal Limpao I am a Moro, a member of the Maranao tribe, one of the 13 identified ethnolinguistic groups of Muslim Filipinos from Mindanao. I come from an academic family, my parents having been former university...
Raise your flag! Raise your flag! National flags are the ultimate patriotic item. They hold special symbols that reflect countries' history and their people. Being artfully and thoughtfully designed, flags also became a great source of inspiration. Just look at ours, the Philippine flag. Its colors...
The United States is just awaiting the decision of President Duterte regarding the fate of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), US Embassy Charge d’Affaires John Law said Friday. (via United States Embassy in Manila website) Law said both the US and Philippine sides spent weeks of “productive...
The government has eased the country's entry restrictions on foreigners with special resident retiree's visas following a recommendation made by the Department of Tourism. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said these foreign retirees no longer have to secure a government...
Filipino repatriates will be exempted from the country's entry restrictions imposed on India and six other countries even if such repatriation program is not organized by the national government. (File photo/Department of Foreign Affairs) In its latest resolution, the Inter-Agency Task Force for...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana could not help but express his admiration for his Japanese counterpart, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, after the latter showed him just how courteous Japanese people can be. Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana (right) flashes a smile during a teleconference with Japan...
EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The former President Ferdinand E. Marcos had a vision for an industrialized Philippines. With that, he ordered in 1979 the development of at least 11 big industrial projects. These projects include copper smelting, integrated steel production, an aluminum...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday, June 3, that the Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs is expected to start by next month. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
(UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES) The University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday, June 3, said the results of its college application for first-year students for the academic year 2021-2022 will be released on July 15, 2021. Applicants are advised to log on to the application portal to view the...
