An alleged drug peddler was killed in a shootout with operatives of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of Bulacan Police in Barangay Santor, City of Malolos Friday night, July 22. Lt. Col. Ferdinand Germino, Malolos City police chief, identified the slain suspect as Sherwin Thompson alias...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Nine-hundred ninety-three persons were arrested by the Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 in a week-long anti-crime campaign from July 11 to July 17. A report from PRO-3 director Police Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Baccay said that among those arrested, 358...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched a dedicated webpage or microsite for the new ₱1,000 polymer banknotes to increase public awareness and encourage its use, hastening the country’s shift to the use of more secure and hygienic banknotes. The website, bit.ly/PolymerPH, informs the...
Fly, shop, redeem, repeat—homegrown giants PAL and SM combine forces so loyal customers can swap their frequent flyer points for shopping rewards and vice versa CHEERS TO A NEW COLLAB A toast after the signing of the partnership agreement led by (from left, front row) COO of Digital Advantage...
The Cordillera Regional Peace and Order Council (CRPOC) has approved the anti-marijuana campaign as a flagship program in a bid to eradicate the marijuana plant cultivation and prevent the distribution of illegal drugs in the region's urban areas. “I suggest that the anti-marijuana campaign...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 24 said the fight against illegal drugs must continue despite the imminent end of the Duterte administration. Go made the call as he personally led the second day of relief distribution for indigent residents in the province of Davao Oriental, this...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez did such a great job as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's campaign manager that the latter couldn't help but brag about it, even to President-elect Bongbong Marcos. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (left) and Reelected Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
Pride Month commemorated through virtual art galleries, comics, queer media spotlights, and awareness campaigns Gay Writes: A Pride Week Special , an online event for Pride Month, features a series of digital artworks, comics, queer media spotlights, and informational discussions by young...
Still misunderstood since it wreaked havoc in the 1980s, this epidemic keeps spreading through shame, secrecy, and silence Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. The local...
How is the Filipinos’ state of emotional and psychological wellbeing? Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson answers the question 'What conversation do you want to start about mental health?' The last few years have been a wild ride. With the ongoing recovery from the...
The presidential campaign of former senator-turned-President-elect Bongbong Marcos cost P272 million. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was bared in a statement by Marcos's political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), on Monday morning, June 6. The...
Kumu and Wattpad give fans the key to Kiss Master From the very first chapter, Jamille Fumah (@JFStories) and her hit Wattpad webnovel, Kiss Master , have had quite the journey to fame. Now, in partnership with social entertainment app Kumu, and with the help of hit-churning Philippine studio Black...
