Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo wants to keep coming back to Bulacan because it was there where she heard the best compliment from one of her supporters: “Ay, hindi ka pala mataba (Oh, you are not fat in person).” Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “Sa aking pag-iikot, iyon...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
PCEC Logo (Facebook) The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) expressed its opposition to the electronic sabong (cockfighting) bill, saying that the approval of such measure will "cause serious problems" to the public. The PCEC said that it is against House Bill No. 10199 or the...
Promotes “shared value creation” as key to meaningful APEC prosperity Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Sabin M. Aboitiz (bottom right), joined senior business leaders at the virtual APEC CEO Summit 2021 Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer and ABAC PH Member,...
Filipino-Canadian Wins in Montreal Election Filipino-Canadian Stephanie Valenzuela made history when she recently won a seat in the City Council of Montreal, representing the District of Darlington in the Borough of Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace. Valenzuela received 58.56 percent of the votes...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi on Friday signed an ordinance lifting the mandatory use of face shield. Ordinance No. 2021-290, enacted by the Muntinlupa City Council , provides that “all persons found in the City of Muntinlupa shall no longer be required to wear face shields outside of residence...
Two women's groups hailed the Senate's move to cut the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) by 86 percent. (Photo from Anakbayan Morayta / FILE) On Tuesday, Senator Sonny Angara said the Senate Finance Committee is set to slash the budget of NTF-ELCAC...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and members of the City Council signed and passed a resolution thanking Sec. Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for implementing a cash-for-work program in the city that helped displaced and disadvantaged persons especially during...
The Muntinlupa City Council has enacted an ordinance scrapping the mandatory use of face shields in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro told Manila Bulletin that the City Council enacted the ordinance on Nov. 8. The ordinance, he said, lifted the mandatory use of face shields except in...
The Muntinlupa City Council opted not to pass an ordinance imposing curfew for minors in Muntinlupa but approved a measure restricting their movements under Alert Level 3. According to Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro, they passed Ordinance No. 2021-283 “regulating the movements of minors below...
A strong opposition was expressed by the System-wide University Library Council of the University of the Philippines (UP) to the removal and banning of "subversive" books and materials from libraries not just in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) but anywhere else in the country. (Photo...
The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and other government and non-government partners to utilize and contribute to the National Literacy Information System (NLIS). KEITH BACONGCO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The NLIS is a newly developed database...
