Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed her readiness to conduct a separate probe into the various complaints on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Sen. Cynthia Villar (middle) is the guest of honor at the reopening of the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 20223. Former...
The Embassy of India celebrated its 77th Independence Day on Aug. 15 at the India House in Makati City. This was attended by invited Indian nationals and some special guests. THE FLAG HOISITNG was witnessed by the Indian Nationals invited to the celebration together with some special guests....
The Philippines expressed support for the victims of terrorism and took pride in adopting measures to ensure that justice is meted to those who perpetrate such crimes, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said. (Photo courtesy of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo) In his message for the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s feast of the Queenship of Mary is celebrated on the octave of the feast of the Assumption and a logical consequence of it. Pope Pius XII who established the feast in 1954 points out that Mary deserves the title because of her close association with Jesus’ redemptive...
The power generation subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will ramp up its renewable energy (RE) capacity installations to 2,000 megawatts (2.0 gigawatts) backed by P18 billion in committed investments. “The investment will cover over 2GW of gross RE capacity from solar and wind that...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile disclosed that there was “pressure” coming from the “rich” on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. amid his decision to suspend all Manila Bay reclamation projects. This aerial shot taken on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, shows the...
MANILA BAY RECLAMATION — This aerial shot taken on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, shows the extent of one of the reclamation projects that is being undertaken in Manila Bay. On Aug. 11, 2023, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay, pending a...
SO34T700 What If Beige Time is circular, although in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera wrote that “time runs ahead in a straight line,” the argument on which his definition of happiness as “the longing for repetition” is anchored. But the past is everywhere in the present...
In line with their respective administration's advocacies towards "people-oriented" policies and public service, four city mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have signed the "Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) Manifesto." These NCR mayors include Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Quezon...
A 23-year-old man was arrested for alarm and scandal and illegal possession of firearms in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, Aug. 19. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Reymark Manalastas, resident of De Vera Sepac Almasen Navotas City. MPD said it dispatched personnel at around 3...
K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) returned to the Philippines to hold the finale of their second world tour. The five-member group composed of Soobin, Yeonjun, Taehyun, Beomgyu and HueningKai enthralled the audience at their “Act: Sweet Mirage” concert held on Aug. 13 at the...
Photo Courtesy of Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Members of Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN) Central filed charges against drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente alias Pura Luka Vega before the Manila City Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Aug. 17, over his controversial performance of "Ama Namin" (The Lord's...
