At least 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the US Embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday, March 22. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It will be the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led...
Billboard's 2022 Woman Of The Year, Olivia Rodrigo, is thrilled to represent Pinoys deeming it "amazing." She told "Good Morning America" that it makes her "feel so proud to be a part of the Filipino community." "They have been so lovely and are so welcoming and supportive of me," she added. Of...
President Duterte said he is hoping that the next administration will continue the government's anti-insurgency programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). President Duterte during his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" address aired Tuesday morning,...
To further conserve fuel amid skyrocketing pump prices, President Duterte urged the public to just take mass transit services, particularly trains. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ako pa sa inyo (If I were you), you better learn or practice now to ride itong mga MRT, LRT (the Metro...
(In celebration of Women’s Month, Manila Bulletin is publishing stories featuring women who have made outstanding contributions to the country or to their communities.) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire is a very familiar face in the country's...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Two sectors helped soften the impact of the pandemic in terms of economic activities so far. First, is the flourishing online businesses that suddenly sprouted in most parts of the country and gig work that resulted from it (think of Grab and Lalamove riders), and,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Wow, I didn’t imagine I could cause such a furor over a tweet I sent two days ago. In it, I put a photo collage of an orchid hybrid I named after Vice President Leni Robredo with a comment: “Seven years from pollination to blooming. A labor of love for one...
Health workers from the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) staged a protest on Monday, March 21, to call for a salary increase the release of "long overdue" unpaid benefits. (Photo from AHW) Eleazar Sobinsky, President of LCP Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers said health workers...
President Duterte said he decided to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities amid the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Europe to "get it over with." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made this statement after Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose...
The Duterte administration will sell fresh debt papers to overseas investors, including the government’s maiden green bond issue, a document from the Bureau of the Treasurer revealed. Based on a Treasury document obtained by reporters on Monday, March 21, the government is planing to raise funds...
An average Filipino student loses P6,600 per year or a total of P1.9 trillion due to school closures amid the ongoing global health crisis, according to a study conducted by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As of March, 312 out of 1,950 higher...
ANIMA pledges to create award-winning content in the entertainment industry Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing 8 had a screening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last month as part of the WAGI! Celebration of Filipino Excellence . On the Job: The Missing 8 The Missing 8 centers...
