The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) commemorated its 19th anniversary on Friday, June 25, with a wreath-laying ceremony at its National Headquarters in Quezon City to honor the agency’s fallen comrades. PDEA logo In his speech, PDEA Director-General Wilkins Villanueva recognized the...
The celebration of Manila’s 450th anniversary kicked off with the awarding of outstanding Manilans at the Metropolitan Theater on Wednesday evening (June 23). (Screengrab from Mayor Isko's Facebook Live / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 50 awards were given to the most outstanding Manila residents...
A 10-foot tall monument of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal will soon be installed at the Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (center), Airdrie City Mayor Peter Brown (L) and Filipino in Airdrie Association President Jun...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has renewed its commitment to continue implementing research and development (R&D) development initiatives and provide technical assistance to forest-based industries and micro, small, and...
On the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Australia, the two countries inaugurated the first-ever Maritime Dialogue aimed to explore potential partnerships in the protection of the marine environment and the coral reefs, as well...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, June 19, called on a “new generation” of Filipinos to fight for what is right and just as the country commemorates the 160th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Magsilbi nawang huwaran si...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, as we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160 th birth anniversary, we recall his contribution as a poet, essayist, novelist who inspired his fellowmen to aspire for freedom and democracy. Through his novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he opened...
As the nation marked the 63rd anniversary celebration of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the agency’s chief, Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña recalled how they were chided for their suka-and-toyo (vinegar and soy sauce) science and technology (S&T) promotions in...
Citing COVID-19 health protocols, the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Thursday admitted to celebrating the 123 rd anniversary of Philippine Independence in two separate venues – one for the Embassy’s top United States government “partners” and another for a group of invited...
Protest marred the twin celebration of the 123rd anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day and the 75th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Philippines at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila). A...
BTS at their 2021 Muster Sowoozoo fan meet (Big Hit Music) K-pop superstars and Grammy nominees BTS held an impressive online fan meeting, which drew more than one million fans around the world. To celebrate their eighth anniversary since debuting in 2013, BTS held the two-day “BTS 2021 Muster...
MT. PINATUBO (PIXABAY) Thirty years after Mt. Pinatubo's last major eruption on June 15, 1991, the volcano's overall activity has remained quiet up to this day, said Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum. Mt. Pinatubo has shown low-level unrest early in 2021 but it is still...
