As the country commemorated National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 30, Filipinos were urged to draw inspiration from the heroism of the national heroes in liberating the Philippines from its foreign oppressors as a "new and dangerous invader" has come -- the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). At least...
On Monday, Aug. 30, the country will commemorate the National Heroes Day as a tribute to ordinary Filipinos who made extraordinary things which contributed significantly to the country's nation building and history. Perhaps one of the most recent names that comes to mind when thinking of a "modern...
"A hero in my book." This was how Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. described Filipino paralympian Gary Bejino despite failing to advance to the next round of the swimming competition in the Tokyo Paralympics. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Filipino swimmer Gary Bejino...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, June 19, called on a “new generation” of Filipinos to fight for what is right and just as the country commemorates the 160th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Magsilbi nawang huwaran si...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Today, as we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 160 th birth anniversary, we recall his contribution as a poet, essayist, novelist who inspired his fellowmen to aspire for freedom and democracy. Through his novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he opened...
José Rizal was born a very small child on this day 160 years ago. His father, Francisco Mercado, was a successful farmer while his mother, Teodora Alonso-Realonda, a gobernadorcillio ’s daughter, had a flour mill, a drug store, and a general store to her name. Rizal’s parents were among the...
President Duterte is considered a hero and a giant slayer like David after making a huge difference in the country, according to religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña has been conferred this year’s Honorable Eliza Rosales Ochoa (HERO) Awards for his valuable contributions "to the society and the humanity as a whole." (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, May 5, rejected President Duterte’s pronouncement that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is the “hero” behind the government’s response to the pandemic, saying the Philippine’s coronavirus (COVID-19) management is a failure under his...
Senator Risa Hontiveros also rejected on Tuesday, May 4, President Duterte's belief that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was the "hero" in the Philippines' fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines) What the country needs is...
Senators do not agree that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should be considered the "hero" in the Philippines' COVID-19 response. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) On Monday, President Duterte hailed Duque as the "hero" in the...
Instead of physique and age, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored that one’s persistence and commitment to fight any challenge should be used as the basis of being a hero. Education Secretary Leonor Briones/DepEd/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
