Nearly four million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It was the largest single-day shipment US made through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility to the...
The Lipa Archdiocesan Council of the Laity is endorsing presidential candidate Leni Robredo in the May 2022 polls. Photo Lipa Archdiocesan Council of the Laity FB In a statement, the group believes she embodies the characteristics of a good leader. "We believe that a good leader must be truthful,...
STA. MARIA, Bulacan—A bishop of a religious group from nearby Guiguinto town endorsed Tuesday, March 8 the candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This developed even as his camp earlier called out the Catholic church for supposedly "meddling" in politics ahead of the...
Raise your PAWs up if your kids can't stop talking about PAW Patrol ! Check out the newly released featurette below on how the kids of the voice cast (led by Kim Kardashian, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry and Jimmy Kimmel) love PAW Patrol: The Movie . The gripping, inspiring animated...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim A couple of recent technology-related developments gave a new dimension to the word 'mining.' One is related to bitcoin where mining is done to create more bitcoins and at the same time confirm transactions on the currency’s network making it more trustworthy. The other...
By Senator Risa Hontiveros When I was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2016, there was no doubt that, together with health, women's rights would be on top of my agenda. It was — and continues to be — very personal for me. My idealism and go-for-broke emotional investment shines...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The whole world watched in horror and dismay when the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine. We watched in shock at the utter destruction and deaths that the indefensible war has wrought on an independent, peaceful country minding its own...
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff on Monday, March 7, condemned the killing of Chad Booc, an activist and volunteer teacher for the Lumads. (Photo from Chad Booc's Facebook account) UP also mourned the death of Booc's fellow volunteer teacher...
President Duterte on Monday, March 7, said in jest that members of the New People's Army (NPA) should be invited to the inauguration of government projects as a "retreat from fighting." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the remark during his "Talk To The People" public...
More than a month after battling the Covid-19 variant Omicron, the country has returned to minimal risk-case classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, March 7. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said during the President's late...
Filipino basketball fans can look forward to Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , a new 10-episode HBO Original sports drama series from award-winning filmmaker Adam McKay ( The Big Short , Vice ), as it premieres same time as the U.S. on Monday, March 7 at 10am on HBO and HBO GO with a...
The Bureau of the Treasury failed anew to secure borrowings from the domestic market for a second consecutive week as banks continued to demand higher interest rates amid Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine. On Monday's auction, March 7, the national government rejected all bids for the...
