Starting this coming June and every year thereof, the Province of Ontario will officially celebrate Filipino Heritage Month following the passage of the bill that recognizes the Filipino contributions not just to Ontario but to the Canadian society in general. Philippine Consul General Orontes...
The government is set to release guidelines for the vaccination of family members of healthcare workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Itong mga kamag-anak ng healthcare workers kailangan pa po natin makapag release ng guidelines para...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday confirmed that one of the eight victims in the deadly rail yard shooting rampage in San Jose, California is of Filipino descent. SAN JOSE, CA - MAY 26: People leave a gathering point for family members and VTA employees on May 26, 2021 in San...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Around 3,000 Filipino adults are expected to participate in a local study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching China’s Sinovac vaccine with other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE...
Thirty-one fishermen aboard a damaged boat were rescued by the Philippine Navy (PN) at the vicinity of Nares Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Tuesday, May 25. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces West) Commodore Donn Anthony Miraflor, commander of the Naval Forces West...
Internet sensation and mother-and-son tandem does it again with their endearing and funny TikTok videos. This time, Mama Lulu shows her son Oliver her purchases from Target as she gets ready for gay pride next month. With the caption, " When your Mom takes being an LGBTQ+ ally very seriously ..."...
The government is amenable to the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel as the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians intensified. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of passengers arriving at the Ninoy...
"Stay there." This was what Malacañang told Filipino fishermen despite China's fishing moratorium over the South China Sea, assuring them that they will be protected from those who may try to drive them away. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Amid the dwindling capacity of hospitals and shortage of nurses in the country, the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) on Wednedsay, May 19, reiterated its appeal for reinforcement from nurses employed in government agencies who are doing "non-nursing jobs". (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle...
A Filipina veteran physiotherapist was elected councilor for Martins Wood ward in Stevenage, England. PHOTO FROM MYLA ARCENO'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT/ MANILA BULLETIN Myla Arceno, 48, is the first Filipino to run for local elections in England under the Labour and Co-operative Party and successfully win...
China’s unilateral imposition of a fishing moratorium in the South China Sea under its new coastguard law can curtail and put at risk the legitimate rights of Filipino fishermen to fish in Philippine territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the Philippines does not recognize such...
