This pastry store celebrates 40 years of baking success Everyone generally likes carbohydrates, the sugar molecule releases the “happy” chemical in our brains—serotonin. Filipinos, especially, are carb-loving people. Ours is a nation that enjoys rice, noodles, and bread. Although a...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos cited the contribution of Filipino migrants in spreading the Catholic faith around the world. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) Bishop Santos, who is currently in Bangkok, Thailand to attend the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference until October...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Sunday, Oct. 23, urged the administration to appoint a competent agriculture secretary, reiterating the need to strengthen the Philippine agricultural sector. “It is obvious that the President cannot fulfill his task as the agriculture...
The increasing unemployment rate among Filipino fisherfolk may jeopardize the supply of fish and food security in the Philippines, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said on Sunday, Oct 23. (Johannes Plenio/ Pexels) Small-scale fishermen, according to the group, are...
When Netflix launched in the Philippines six years ago, subscribers were given access to thousands of TV shows and movies made available in their original language with an option to enjoy these titles with English subs and dubs. Over time, as more viewers joined the streaming service, Netflix...
A film delves on the experience of Filipino LGBTQIA+ migrants living and thriving in the Netherlands By IETH INOLINO IDZERDA RAISE THE FLAG Amsterdam Pride Festival image taken by Thai photographer Watsamon June Tri-Yasakda, which won the the LGBT Photo of the Year 2019 in Thailand Tulips may be an...
An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has admitted to congressmen that Filipino workers at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) won't be able to get the same level of compensation that they're enjoying if they're left to "regular local employers". (Mari Gimenez/...
Filipino fishermen, amid the continuous oil price hikes, are now being forced to seek alternative jobs to make ends meet. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned of the possible impacts of the continuous oil price hikes, saying that if not resolved this could harm...
Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, on Monday morning, Oct. 17, trooped to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Central Office together with other progressive groups to demand the scrapping of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) for Manila Bay reclamation projects....
There are various ways to resolve the "worsening" food crisis in the Philippines. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) For peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) the national government should intentionally adopt policies to address the “worsening” food crisis and hunger problem in the...
Masipag, a farmer-led network of people’s organizations, condemned the ratification of a resolution that seeks to commercialize the genetically modified golden rice in Nueva Ecija. (Photo courtesy of Masipag / Facebook) Golden rice was initially created in hopes of preventing Vitamin A deficiency...
A Filipino store clerk was beaten to death after trying to stop a group of teenagers from shoplifting in Los Angeles, United States last Thursday, Oct. 6. PHOTO FROM GOFUNDME PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN Steven Reyes, 69, was working at a liquor store on East Avenue 40 on Thursday, when he tried to stop...
