Local officials of Aklan have been asked to explain why the number of tourists in Boracay exceeded the maximum carrying capacity during the Holy Week, The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, April 20. In a news briefing, DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 17, called on Filipinos to live truthfully and offer one’s self to others, especially those living on the fringes of society. Vice President Leni Robredo spends her Saturday night, April 16, going house-to-house in Barangay...
An electrifying moment during the people’s rally in Pasig City that caught the attention of international pop star Ariana Grande “The time has come for you to lip-sync for your life,” those are the iconic words of legendary drag queen RuPaul Charles, signaling that a mega showdown is about to...
International singing sensation Ariana Grande, who has over 300 million followers on Instagram, posted about Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Pasiglaban” campaign rally on her Instagram story after some 90,000 kakampinks there sang her hit song “Break Free”. Ariana Grande (AFP) Kakampinks...
Senatorial candidate Monsour Del Rosario said on Tuesday the government should implement a tax break on oil products to cushion the impact of the price hikes caused by the global crisis in light of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Del Rosario, who is part of the senatorial slate, of Partido...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Feb. 20, took time off from campaigning to recuperate and spend time with family who is scheduled to go with her to Iloilo this week. Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters Aika, Tricia, and Jillian (Photo from Robredo via Facebook) The...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN Classes in public schools resumed on Monday, Feb. 7 after the mid-year break according to the Department of Education (DepEd). Based on the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 Calendar, the mid-year break for students in public schools nationwide was scheduled from Feb. 2 to 5. The...
Vanguard Assessments can help you better understand your mental health state For most of us, 2022 started off with a series of unfortunate events. Our islands are still reeling from the havoc of the super typhoon that had hit just days before the new year and the cases of COVID-19 have snowballed...
There will be no deadlines, synchronous classes nor meetings on the start of the University of the Philippines' (UP) second semester for Academic Year 2021-2022. (Photo courtesy of the UP OVVPA-MPRO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a post by the All U.P. Academic Employees Union, it said on Tuesday, Jan. 25...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, urged the public and private education stakeholders to heed the call for a national academic break following the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "As the country...
Editorial Manila, Pasay City, and Marikina City were the first local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to declare a weeklong health break, which started Jan. 14, 2022. Classes at all levels in public and private schools were suspended. This was supported by the Department...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday called on members of the Senate and House of Representatives to expedite the passage into law of the measure that seeks a separate facility for prisoners convicted of heinous crimes. Sotto said Senate Bill No. 1055, or the...
