Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar is the next chief of the 220,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Wednesday, May 5. Eleazar, the current number two man of the PNP being the PNP deputy chief for Administration, is...
The Philippines should be a strategic hyperscaler hub in the region, PLDT Chief Revenue Officer Alfredo S. Panlilio said. Panlilio said that as the telco is also building capacities to bring hyperscalers into the country. Hyperscalers” are massive companies like Google, Facebook, and...
President Duterte has already chosen the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to replace General Debold Sinas, Malacañang revealed. DOH/MB Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as Sinas is set to retire on May 8 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56. In...
Only one name has been submitted to President Duterte as successor to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas who is set to retire on May "Meron na kaming nai-submit na recommendation kay Pangulong Duterte last week. Ito ay isang pangalan lang, di ko lang pwedeng mabanggit kung...
MEET THE NEW PUBLISHER AT THE MANILA BULLETIN Sec. Sonny Coloma The board and management of Manila Bulletin Corporation are pleased to announce the appointment of executive vice president Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. as publisher of the Manila Bulletin effective May 1, 2021, replacing Dr....
Dr. Crispulo 'Jun' J. Icban, Jr. A few words are not enough to describe the impact made by Manila Bulletin editor-in-chief Crispulo 'Cris' Icban Jr., on budding journalists, especially on the group of reporters that came in from 2013 to 2018. “When we stepped into the Manila Bulletin as trainees,...
The quiet general, who was the source of his troops' quiet confidence in battle, that was what Crispulo Julio “Jun” Icban, Jr. meant to the Manila Bulletin reporters. Now that the "general" is gone, MB reporters can't help but reflect on how their beloved "Sir Icban" made them believe that they...
At past 3 p.m. last Feb. 10, my cellular telephone rang. Registered as caller was “Jun Icban of MB.” I grabbed my phone and answered: “Good afternoon, Sir. Why, po?” Mr. Icban said: “Rey, I am planning to write an editorial on your front page story on Supreme Court directing...
Mr. Icban never really noticed me, until I wrote a poem. I attended the 10-day Singapore Writers Festival and brought home with me this burning desire to write in verse. I used to write poetry as a kid, but I outgrew it. While working for glossy magazines, I started writing poetry again to accompany...
Let me pay tribute to our long-time colleague and editor in this paper who passed away last April 5, Crispulo Icban Jr., everyone's “Sir Jun” or “Mang June.” A bright self-effacing man, excellent editor, everybody's friend, and mentor to all the reporters and aspiring section editors in the...
For some precious moments every day in my almost seven years with the Manila Bulletin, I was able to spend in the office of our Editor-in-Chief Mr. Jun Icban. Tasked with writing the front page captions for the next day’s edition, I would go to his room – located at a far corner of the MB...
Back when we were younger — me with my waistline still there and Mr. Icban with a little bit more hair. My grief over the passing of our Editor-in-Chief (EIC) par excellence Mr. Crispulo “Jun” Icban, Jr., is akin to that of losing your own family member. While I am nursing a broken heart, I...
