CEBU CITY – Fewer cases of violence against women and children have been noted in Central Visayas from January to June this year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) reported that in the first half of this year, cases of violence against women and children in the region dropped by...
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos and his family are in Australia for a "much-needed vacation", Marcos's spokesperson and chief-of-staff Vic Rodriguez said in a press conference Tuesday, May 17. (MANILA BULLETIN, Unsplash) "It’s a private trip made by president-elect Bongbong with his family...
Philippines promotes greater film cooperation with Busan International Film Festival PINOY CONTENT Philippine Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega (center) with BIFF Asian Contents and Film Market director Oh Seok Geun (left) and BIFF chairperson Lee Yong-Kwan (Seoul PE photo) Philippine...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases double day by day, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it is presuming that the wave of the COVID-19 variant Omicron has started to grow in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "We are all presuming that the Omicron is here with us...
From Berlin to Seoul TEAM PHILIPPINES All smiles as the Ambassador engaged with Team Philippines at the Embassy, immediately after her presentation of credentials After a highly productive stint in Berlin, Ambassador Maria Theresa ‘Tess’ Dizon-de Vega is now the Philippines’ top envoy to...
The Philippines has reaffirmed its commitment to more engaged pandemic cooperation, including vaccines and workers mobility, with the Republic of Korea to help buoy the economic recovery of both countries. Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ma. Theresa B. Dizon- De Vega stands next to...
Bold, bare, and beautiful "Send nudes." In many of today's dating apps, that is the calling card. It is all about the body, it does the talking. Women pose in the best way to showcase their assets. Men hold their breath to flex every inch of muscle until they get that perfect mirror shot. Even for...
Amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the country’s intensive care unit (ICU) utilization rate is currently at a “high risk” level, a health official said Monday, Aug. 30. The Chinese General Hospital in Manila has declared full capacity as COVID-19 cases continue to...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 23, said that majority of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country exhibit either mild or moderate symptoms or none at all. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We’re seeing roughly about almost 98 percent...
The country does not have enough hospitals to attend to the needs of the people, President Duterte admitted Monday, August 16 as the nation continued to battle the spread of the coronavirus disease. President Duterte meets key government officials on pandemic response in Davao City on August 16,...
I left no suitcase in Berlin By Amb. Theresa Dizon-De Vega FREUNDSCHAFT Reception of the diplomatic corps on July 9, 2019 at Schloss Meseberg “Mama is going to Berlin,” I said to my daughter Montserrat on a cold Brussels winter evening in late December 2018. I had just received word that my...
