United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's much-anticipated meeting with President-elect Bongbong Marcos will take place later today, Thursday, June 9. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (left) and President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) This was...
Japan’s financial support to the Philippines during the Duterte administration’s nation-building programs surpassed the amount committed by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe five-years ago, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. According to the DOF, Japan, the Philippines’ biggest...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin have finally released the official photos of their grand wedding. Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married in a star-studded garden wedding ceremony on March 31 at Aston House of the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel in South Korea. Korean star couple Hyun Bin and...
Read it here It was unfortunate that people all over the world witnessed WIll Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock earlier at the 94th Academy Awards. Apparently, Rock made a joke about Smith's wife Jada who is suffering from Alopecia Areata including hair loss. Smith got emotional and went on stage...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has urged government agencies anew to establish their official contact lines to ensure that their offices can be reached by the public during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA)...
Mrs. Universe Asia Monique Cantalejo Rivera (right) and Mrs. Universe Australasia Christine Escalante Monique Cantalejo Rivera and Christine Escalante were crowned Mrs. Universe Asia & Mrs. Universe Australasia respectively during the finals of Mrs. Universe Australia 2021 pageant. Unable to...
Korean actor and “Squid Game” and “Train to Busan” star Gong Yoo’s official Instagram account has reached 1.9 million in three days. His agency, Management Soop, announced the opening of the Instagram account for the 42-year-old actor ( @_gongyoo_official_ ) last Dec. 1. Posts on Gong...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The government’s chief economic manager said he is “happy” with the implementation of the China-funded projects that the country received since President Duterte took the reins of power more than five-years ago. Despite skepticism about Chinese loans, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
President Duterte revealed that he has fired National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong for allegedly allowing electric cooperatives to contribute funds for a party-list campaign in the 2019 elections. President Duterte (ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on government agencies to set up official contact numbers and assign someone to answer those contacting them. Anti-Red Tap Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo: ARTA/Facebook) ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica made the statement...
President Duterte is prepared to face death penalty if he is convicted before a local court, not the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation late Wednesday, July 28, the President asserted that he would rather stand...