The United Kingdom is sending 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines to help the country tackle the pandemic, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab announced Wednesday. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 28 painted a picture that contradicted what President Rodrigo Duterte described as the state of the nation on Monday. House of Representatives4 In the traditional “Contra SONA”, Minority Leader and Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep....
EducationUSA, a program of the US State Department that provides free advising to those who wish to study in the United States, has successfully conducted a back-to-back university fair and webinar attended by more than 340 participants from the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in the last five years under the leadership of Sec. Mark A. Villar, has implemented almost a threefold more projects of any administration in the last five decades. (MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his last State of the Nation...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) backed President Duterte in renewing his call to Congress to pass the E-Governance Act that would aim to help the public transact with the government during the coronavirus pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from...
From going over his accomplishments to joking about his own mortality, President Duterte's candidness took over his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Here are nine takeaways from the President's speech. 1. Dreams and achievements President Duterte looked at what his administration...
Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
President Duterte slammed his critics who continued to attribute the different killings of alleged criminals to his administration, asking them if having fewer criminals in the country did not make them happy. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26,...
President Duterte expressed confidence that a peaceful and prosperous was no longer a distant dream especially with the help of Filipinos who would be willing to seize the opportunity to work together. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM...
President Duterte admitted that despite the strides made, there was still a long way to go in his infamous drug war. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during his sixth and final State of the...
Deputy Speaker and Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Henry Oaminal on Monday, July 26 decided to leave the House of Representatives despite getting “negative” results in two COVID-19 tests he took since Sunday. COVID 19 tests Oaminal said he decided to participate in yesterday afternoon’s...
President Duterte urged Congress to pass two new laws that will benefit government troops as he looked back at how he improved the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help them carry out their duties to the public. President Duterte...
