Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
President Duterte praised the work of Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) at the donning and oath-taking ceremony held at the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA) last Tuesday, Nov. 22 in General Santos City. “Congratulations, sir, sa promotion mo. Ang ganda ng Coast Guard...
Vice presidential aspirant and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza stated in a news forum that Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson had succeeded in embarrassing President Rodrigo Duterte by planting the Philippine flag in a West Philippine sea island over the weekend. Planting PH flag in Pagasa Island...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has vaccinated a total of 1000 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Laguna Provincial Jail, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 22. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina Yesterday’s front page news in the Manila Bulletin was reassuring. That countries like Japan, Australia, France, and Germany have expressed support for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 arbitral award that...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, face-to-face classes in 100 public schools across the country were held for the first time in almost two years. This pilot run classes is very much welcome considering that the education of a significant number of students has been disrupted due to the...
Opposition senator Leila De Lima said on Saturday, Nov. 20 that the reasons cited by the government for the suspension of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation were just done to delay the proceedings, if not for the ICC to entirely defer investigation and prosecution to President...
Staff and volunteers from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) supported the vaccination of a total of 740 individuals at the government-run Bakuna Center at the Athletic Bowl drive-thru in Baguio City every Wednesday since it opened on Nov. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
Senator Win Gatchalian has proposed a P10-million allocation under the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the development of a skills demand forecasting model or strategy. In a statement on Saturday, Nov. 20, he said the move was to help address...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima said on Saturday, Nov. 20 that the law which allowed substitution of candidates became an "opportunistic" tool in the hands of "party hoppers" in ways that the public has never seen before. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) In a statement, De Lima...
President Duterte said he'd be fine with a 12th place finish in next year's Senate race. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during one of his events in Oriental Mindoro on Nov. 18, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Speaking during a meeting with Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)...
Anytime, anywhere. Senator Manny Paquiao in suit thumbsup "Although I'm not in a position to judge anyone on this issue, I am willing to undergo drug test anytime and anywhere," Pacquiao said. In a statement, he also urged his fellow presidential bets to do the same. "Mas maganda kung hair follicle...
