Not even half of the coronavirus vaccine doses funded by the World Bank have arrived in the Philippines, the Washington-based multilateral institution reported on Tuesday, Oct. 19. In a statement, Ndiame Diop, World Bank country director for the Philippines said only 4.73 million doses of vaccines...
The National Museum of the Philippines is hosting the ASEAN Museum Congress 2021, an online international conference of museum professionals and heritage stakeholders, from Oct. 26 to 28, 2021. With the theme, “Museum Interpretation in Times of Disaster: Museum Education, Exhibitions and Public...
Some 150 permanent houses were recently given to residents in Marawi City by the Japan Government in a bid to help the war-torn city recover from the impacts of the deadly 2017 siege. NEW HOMES-- A total of 150 housing units were built in Barangay Kilala, Marawi City for displaced families during...
The Office of the Student Regent (OSR), along with other student bodies and organizations of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), expressed full support to Vice President Leni Robredo on her presidential bid in the 2022 election. Vice President Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers to report employers that are imposing a "no vaccine, no salary" policy as he reiterated that the practice is illegal. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) In a virtual media briefing...
A House of Representatives committee has backed a Philippine bar topnotcher in seeking the repeal of an antiquated law on property ownership which the proponent had described to be of “no value.” Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo The House Committee on Revision of Laws recommended the passage of House...
More than 500 television script writers and teacher-broadcasters will be trained under a recently-forged pact between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to create gender-fair and inclusive educational episodes for DepEd TV. (Photo...
"An attack on the library is an attack on the very heart of the University itself." This was the response of the Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights (AUDHR) as it decried the removal of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least...
Philippine business and labor groups have passed a joint resolution calling on the Duterte administration to act on 11 recommendations, including addressing corruption and passage of Bayanihan 3, to ensure safe reopening of the domestic economy and protect lives. The 10 groups under the Leaders’...
Four teams extended their winning streak to seven matches Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard of their respective divisions in the second round of the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third conference tournament. San Juan, Laguna and Pasig disposed of their rivals...
The University of the Philippines (UP) emerged as one of the world's best universities for Clinical and Health, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject. University of the Philippines Diliman (Wikimedia) UP was included in the 151-175 bracket in...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
