​The United States Embassy in Manila marked on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 72nd anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Washington remains "firm in our ironclad commitment to our alliance and...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna conducted an inspection of the ongoing construction of the Manila Science High School in Ermita and Rosauro Almario Elementary School in Tondo on Tuesday, Aug. 29. She said the construction of the schools...
Photo Courtesy of MACHRA/ MANILA BULLETIN The City of Manila received P23.138 million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for the social amelioration programs in the city. PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles turned over the cheque worth P23,138,364.04 to Manila Mayor Honey...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna called on the city's students to fulfill the dreams of their parents by studying hard and finishing their education. "Tapos na ang bakasyon. Aral-aral muli... pilitin sana ninyong abutin ang mga pangarap...
A recent graduate of La Consolacion College Manila bagged the Best Picture award in the fifth SineOmni Film Festival held on Aug. 25 at the Cinematheque Center Manila. Maria Del Carmen “Mikee” Villapol, who previously won Best Picture in the Mini Short category of IKLI: Super Short Film...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan visited on Tuesday, Aug. 29, some schools in Manila to mark the first day of classes. Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN The mayor first visited the Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila, where she inspected...
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) issued an advisory on Tuesday, Aug. 29, regarding the upcoming application period for first-year college and transfer students for the School Year (SY) 2024-2025. (Photo credit to AdMU/Facebook) In its official website post, the university confirmed...
The Manila local government warned the public against social media accounts on Facebook that seek to impersonate its officials. On Monday, Aug. 28, Manila LGU Spokesperson Princess Abante said, "We ask the public to help report this unauthorized social media account impersonating the city...
Photo courtesy of Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) held on Monday morning, Aug. 28, a kick-off ceremony for the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Checkpoint at the Kartilya ng Katipunan, Ermita. The Comelec Checkpoint will be installed in...
Accelerating patronage and purchases of electric vehicles (EVs) by consumers will serve as the ultimate stimulus to wider investments on the rollout of commercial-scale EV charging facilities in the country, according to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We...
Photo from Amado De Juan Diocales Jr. / MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of aspiring candidates in Manila flocked to malls on Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Four malls in the city were tapped as...
Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces—Rizal, Quezon, and Cavite—can anticipate “light to moderate rains with occasional heavy rains” on Sunday, Aug. 27, due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” intensified by Super Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola). PAGASA /...
