The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has urged overseas Filipinos not to patronize online cockfight betting games that are considered illegal offshore operations. In a statement, the country’s gaming regulator said on Thursday, Nov. 18, said that E-sabong websites that are...
She signs with the same label as Lauv, Tom Misch, and Finneas Lesha Fast rising electropop artist Lesha is moving to a higher level. Unstoppable, to say the least, this generational pop personality decides to spread her wings and become the captain of her own ship. She joins AWAL, a prestigious...
Senatorial aspirant and former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. said on Sunday, Nov. 14, that he will advocate for the return of “positive Filipino values and culture” if he wins a seat in the Magic 12 in 2022. Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. is the special guest during Vice President Leni...
The Philippine Embassy in Vienna joins parade commemorating 75 years of diplomatic relations with Austria UNITY DANCE Folklorico Filipino during the parade at Graben street in Vienna, Austria The Philippine Embassy in Vienna, led by chargé d’affaires Deena Joy D. Amatong, recently joined the...
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...
United States Congressional Gold Medals given to surviving kin of 24 Filipino World War II veterans HERO’S HONOR Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer (third from right) joins a surviving kin of a Filipino World War II veteran during the US Congressional Gold Medal...
EAT'S LIKE 2050 The blue food scene from Star Trek My first taste of futuristic cuisine was from sci-fi movies—The Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster, say, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or the blue Bantha milk in Star Wars . Often, eating in the future isn’t such an appetizing experience....
Only Filipino migrant workers who have existing employment contracts will be allowed to return to Iraq following the downgrade of the alert level there due to the improvements in the foreign land’s security situation. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi pa po pinapayagan ang mga new hires o...
An insight on our primal roots Vibal Foundation, Inc. will be launching Narciso C. Tan's book, “ Púgot : Head Taking, Ritual Cannibalism, and Human Sacrifice in the Philippines,” at VFI’s monthly virtual tertulia. Encyclopedic and analytical in its approach, this scholarly book dissects the...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest and most influential business organization, has joined the call of other business groups for deeper investigation and ensure transparency in the sale of Malampaya shares. pcci “Malampaya involves a lot of questions...
Avid Liongoren on presenting Filipino values with NCCA through local animated series ‘Heneral Tuna’ While country has seen its stories depicted and animated on the screen in the past years with works such as “Urduja” and “RPG Metanoia” and recent ones like “ Hayop Ka! ” and...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to inoculate on Wednesday, Nov. 10, another batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are about to be deployed abroad. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government of Brunei has donated some 2,000 doses...
