Gone too soon GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Eduardo Roy, Jr. We met filmmakers Francis Xavier Pasion, Janice O’Hara, Joseph Israel Laban, and Eduardo “Edong” Roy, Jr. in their Cinemalaya film debut at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. But they say death comes like a thief in the night. It was...
These jail officers can really shoot well. A team of marksmen from the CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) office of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) won the overall championship in the Second National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Regional Mobile Force...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced on Monday, Feb. 21, the promotion of 65 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials to the rank of Fire Senior Superintendent, which is equivalent to the full Colonel rank. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año in Department Order 2022-065...
66973 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted. First of all, international tickets sold in recent weeks (in proportion to 2019 sales) rose 11 percent. The numbers reflect a spate of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide support to Filipino families affected by Typhoon Odette in Visayas and Mindanao. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that it has approved a $2-million grant to support the emergency response to the...
Instead of this month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first round of debates for presidential and vice presidential bets may be held in March. Comelec/MB "It will push through although we may have a slight delay for the first round of our debates," Comelec - Education and...
Cisco PH MD Zaza Nicart Tech leader Cisco Philippines announced the appointment of Managing Director Zaza Soriano Nicart to bolster the company’s plans to champion inclusive recovery in today’s hybrid, cloud and digital-first world for 2022 and beyond. Nicart will be responsible for driving...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said on Thursday, Jan. 27 that BA.2 or "stealth Omicron" is the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In Laging Hand...
61881 Governments should scrap travel bans and barriers, including quarantine and testing, for those fully vaccinated with a World Health Organization (WHO) - approved vaccine and enable quarantine-free travel for the non-vaccinated with negative pre-departure antigen test results. The...
Overall travel demand strengthened in 2021 despite travel restrictions due to Omicron but it is far from normal in many parts of the world and the challenge for 2022 is to "normalize travel", according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh. media "Last...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be distributing voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we will be distributing VIS for the voters," Comelec- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza David said during the virtual walkthrough of...
