Photo from Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto led the opening of "Eksibisyon" at Bulwagang Rodriguez, Manila City, on Thursday, August 10. In line with the 122nd Founding Anniversary of the Manila City...
A scientific team that will conduct a community impact assessment on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay will be organized this month. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said there will be physical scientists, oceanographers, geologists, climate scientists, and social scientists on...
By ALEX AMANSEC If love and kindness as methods for social change are no longer working, what is an alternative option? Igniting its 45th theatrical season with a fiery bang, Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of Ateneo de Manila, emerges with an answer...
Filipino drag artist Pura Luka Vega or Amadeus Fernando Pagente was declared persona non grata in the City of Manila on Wednesday, August 9. The city government said the resolution was unanimously approved by the Manila City Council last Tuesday, August 8. The declaration is in response to the...
Police arrested two suspected drug pushers who were tagged by the police as High Value Individuals (HVI) in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Binangonan, Rizal. Binangonan Chief of Police Maj. Rhonnie Ariola, identified the suspect as Virgo Villarmin, 42 and Johnny Marquez, 63,...
Some senators expressed belief that the ongoing reclamation projects in Manila Bay had contributed to the massive flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, particularly in Central Luzon. Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. presides the Senate Committee on Public Works' hearing into the...
When we read tales of the ancient world, we often hear of the grandeur of the Roman Empire. Historical records tell us about the nearly unstoppable military might of the Roman legion that helped spread the territories of Rome as far out as England. Then there was the lavish life most of Rome’s...
CALLOS DELICIOSO! A sensational mix of flavors simmer together to make the perfect callos dish An indispensable part of cultural identity, food connects families, friends, and even entire nations and generations. “What we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, who’s at the table, and who...
Photo Courtesy of MACHRA/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan distributed on Wednesday, August 9, financial assistance to the victims of fire that transpired in Intramuros Manila on August 5. Manila Department of Social Welfare (DSW) Chief Re Fugoso said that a total of 375 families and...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 9, said the government should ensure that appropriate charges are filed against erring public officials or individuals should there be sufficient evidence of irregularities in relation to the controversial Manila Bay Reclamation...
Cooler temperatures in the past weeks have dampened overall electricity demand benefitting customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) with P0.2908 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate reduction in their August bills. Relative to the rate downtrend, the utility firm said that residential end-users in...
Senators on Wednesday, August 9, lauded President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s move to suspend nearly all reclamation projects in Manila Bay. President Marcos has suspended the ongoing Manila Bay reclamation activities except for one pending the review of the Department of...