The president of a pro-science consumer advocacy group is calling on business owners to only allow vaccinated individuals inside their establishments as a way to stave off the possible spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. AGHAM President Angelo Palmones...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was elated with the designation of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) as a terrorist organization, saying it would be a big help in the effort to end communist insurgency in the country. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the...
Century Properties Group Inc. has launched its own vaccination drive to protect its 5,000 employees plus their dependents against COVID-19 after acquiring a total of 26,000 doses of various vaccines. In a statement, the firm said it has launched the CPG VacciNATION: Covid-Protect our Generation...
The further development of Pagasa (Thitu) Island and Kalayaan (Spratly) Island Group or KIG will get a much needed boost from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the protection of the country's maritime interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana...
Uncertainties caused by COVID-19 have driven more Filipinos to save extra, but they do it without careful planning, a survey commissioned by Hong Kong-based AIA Group Limited revealed on Tuesday, July 20. Based on AIA’s Save Smarter Study 2021, the survey showed that fear and insecurity arising...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed on Tuesday, July 20, that based on Magdalo Group’s own survey in Luzon, President Duterte’s approval ratings were going “down” in run-up to the May 2022 polls. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator has...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, July 19, police forces in some parts of Mindanao to strengthen the intelligence-gathering and patrol to prevent the illegal entry of people into the country through the borders in the South amid the...
Commuter group The Passenger Forum (TPF) has welcomed the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to keep the number coding scheme suspended even as commuters continue to grapple with limited public transportation options. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) MMDA...
Amid whispers of a possible stab at the senatorial race in the May 2022 national polls, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III appears to be eyeing an active stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Government Group instead. (File photo/...
A group of manning agencies urged the national government to come up with solutions in addressing the limited inbound passenger capacity in Philippine airports and the insufficient quarantine facilities for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Passengers bound for Japan queue up inside NAIA...
The SM Group has intensified its vaccination drive for thousands of its employees with its own vaccine while facilitating the vaccination of residents around its malls through partnerships with local government units. In a statement, SM said two-thirds of its workforce has already been inoculated...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque revealed his plans to go to Bajo de Masinloc and the Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea to check if Filipinos were really being barred from fishing in the disputed waters. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and some Filipino fishermen in the West...
