The Muntinlupa City government has finally decided to avail of a low-interest loan being offered by Land Bank of the Philippines after the latter reminded that the program will expire next month. During the flag raising ceremony on March 21, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced that the city...
"Most sustainable and liveable" party-list. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list was given this title over the weekend during the Nation Builders and MOSLIV Awards organized by Sustainable Standards Inc. (SSI). House Deputy Speaker and BH Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (second from...
The national government substantially increased the amount of subsidy it extended to government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) last January, particularly to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Financial support extended to the state-owned companies accelerated in the first...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Why do you have to campaign; why can’t you just be mayor right away?” That was the question my eldest daughter asked me several years back. I was set to run for the position of Antipolo City mayor for the first time. I told her it would be a busy season,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL May 9 is less than two months away, that day when we troop to the election booths and choose our next President. And from where I sit, it looks like it’ll be a scorching hot summer day when emotions will be running high, and our immediate future...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Former President Fidel V. Ramos celebrated his 94th birthday last Thursday, March 18, which was marked by the launching of the Fidel V. Ramos Presidential Library, the first online presidential library in the country. A hero of the Edsa...
In just 24 hours, a total of 75 alleged communist rebels and local terrorists surrendered to the military in Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Saturday, March 19. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Col. Jorry Baclor, chief of the AFP public affairs office, said the surrender...
To aid students affected by Typhoon Odette, the University of the Philippines (UP) launched "Pook Aklatan" in Leyte to serve as learning hubs off-campus during calamities. (Photo from UP) According to UP, at least 12 students from the UP Manila School of Health Science are the initial beneficiaries...
The academic oval of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City will be off-limits to the public starting March 19 to 22 to make way for the Special Bar Examinations for the Shari'ah Courts. UP Oval (Photo from up.edu.ph) UP said the Oval will be closed to motorists,...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I n continuing on with Women’s Month, I too am writing another piece themed around women. This time, closer to home – women, and how I view them, and their roles in the Philippines. To be quite honest, because I was raised in a very matriarchal family, I did not realize...
By DREW RABADON (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.) In line with this year’s theme of breaking the bias for International Women’s Day 2022 and the country...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza ABS-CBN news anchor Bernadette Sembrano’s throw-away line during her extro, “I’m not going back to my old life!” was said with such glee and gusto, it made my day! She did not elaborate, but everyone who heard her knew what she meant. There’s merit in staying...
