PARIS, France -- The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday added 13 cultural sites in Asia, Africa, Arab Region, Latin America and Europe to its World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in...
Environment and toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition said that the issuance of the list of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging or the NEAPP list should be among the most pressing concerns of the Duterte administration in its final year. (Photo from the EcoWaste Coalition) In a...
PARIS, France -- Four sites in China, India, Iran and Spain have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Sunday. Those sites include "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China", "Ramappa Temple"...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Photo from the Office of the President) The pandemic is raging, the country is in recession, and many people remain hungry and unemployed. Faced with these urgent concerns, President Duterte has accomplished much to address these problems but intends to do more in...
The pandemic is raging, the country is in recession, and many people remain hungry and unemployed. Faced with these urgent concerns, President Duterte has supposedly accomplished much to address these problems but intends to do more in the closing strength of his presidency. President Rodrigo...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to make up his mind about his senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections despite the names that the Chief Executive has floated. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days after Duterte attended...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Another worrisome concern regarding world perception on another critical issue is our "safety" today following the results of a worldwide study done by Global Finance Magazine. The latter had ranked the Philippines at the bottom among 134 countries. Albay...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed 97 petitions for party-list registration ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "97 petitions for registration of party-list dismissed by First and Second Divisions," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Twitter on July 12. In a separate...
The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed nine more applicants for partylist. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon revealed this on her Twitter accoiunt on July 9. The...
For Celine Pialago, Kabataan Party-List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago is an alleged example of a "brainwashed" person who can no longer be changed by the government, no matter what it does. MMDA Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago speaking her mind during the "Kabataan Party-List Decoded" virtual forum on...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said on Sunday, July 4, that they coordinating with the office of Sen. Manny Pacquiao to verify if the senator indeed mentioned that there was corruption in the procurement of the nearly 3,000 body cameras. This, as...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, July 1, asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for a report on its efforts and the challenges it is facing to have the Philippines removed from the list of countries tagged as high risk for money laundering and terrorist financing. Senator Grace Poe Poe,...
