The United States on Friday (Thursday night in Washington, D.C.) announced that it will provide an additional $11.3 million (approximately P562 million) in additional COVID-19 assistance to the Philippines. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave this assurance to visiting Philippine officials...
Newly installed US–ASEAN Business Council (USABC) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ted Osius is seeing huge potential for growth in Southeast Asia with United States companies looking at opportunities for diversification in the region, particularly on supply chains. US–ASEAN Business...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday confirmed the arrival of an undetermined number of Afghan refugees, including women and kids, to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a late-night tweet, Locsin said the...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 1 named six political personalities being paired as her possible runningmate in the 2022 presidential race but the list excludes Sen. Imee Marcos whom her father, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed to have made a bid to become her vice presidential...
The Marikina City local government started vaccinating residents from the province of Rizal on Monday (August 30) against COVID-19. (Photo from Location:Marikina) The LGU (local government unit) said that it has vaccinated a total of 1,200 residents of Rizal at the Marikina Sports Complex as part...
The Philippine received on Saturday, Aug. 28, a total of 100 oxygen concentrators donated by the Australian government, as the country battles the spread of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson hands over 100 oxygen...
"A hero in my book." This was how Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described Filipino paralympian Gary Bejino despite failing to advance to the next round of the swimming competition in the Tokyo Paralympics. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Filipino swimmer Gary Bejino...
As a commitment under the Joint Declaration of the Philippines-Australia Comprehensive Partnership, senior ministers from both countries have endorsed their Plan of Action for 2021-2022 as a significant step towards the elevation of bilateral relations into a strategic partnership in the near...
It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
The Philippines on Monday welcomed the visit of Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander for United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in commemoration of the 70 th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Visiting US-Indo Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino with US Embassy...
President Duterte has urged Filipinos to honor the legacy of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. by showing their capacity to sacrifice personal interests for the common good, especially as the country continues to face the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte...
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro announced on Thursday that the city has already inoculated 94 percent of its eligible population against COVID-19. (Photo from Marikina PIO) During a public briefing, Teodoro said that 315,276 out of 336,195 individuals eligible for vaccination have received their...