Comelec/MB In preparation for the general elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted a voting simulation at the San Juan Elementary School in San Juan City on Saturday, Oct. 23. The poll body streamed live on its official Facebook page the voting simulation activity. The...
Several organizations urged presidential bets to heed people's demand for land, aid, and justice. (Unsplash) In a joint statement, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon Farmers, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, and Anakpawis asked presidential aspirants to...
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Filipino designer exhibits future environmental dystopia in Japan UPCYCLED FUNK Pleated water repellent jacket Young contemporary artist and experimental fashion designer Kelvin Morales explores the interconnections of humanity with the future environmental dystopia in his thought-provoking debut...
BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO The Philippines is home to a plethora of fruits that consumers can choose from and enjoy. But there are instances when these fruits can look alike and cause confusion. Close relations in species, size, appearance, and color are some of the reasons why people have...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Thursday, October 21, denied that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases did not consult with local officials regarding the expansion of the pilot alert level system to control COVID-19 infections. Members of the...
Real property valuations of local government units (LGUs) are not increasing fast enough to keep up with the market values of land in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. During the virtual Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) webinar Thursday, Oct. 21, Jose Antonio Tan III, ADB...
The Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) raised alarm over unrelenting violations and impunity that could possibly pose threat to a "clean and democratic" 2022 polls. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) CPDG cited the Sagay massacre where nine sugar workers were killed in...
To express their support to the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, students and alumni launched "Tamaraws for Leni Robredo." (Photo from Tams for Leni / Facebook) "Hamon sa lahat na piliin ang tamang pamumuno -- isang gobyernong matino at mahusay (The challenge for everyone is to...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stressed Tuesday night, Oct. 19, that it will not hesitate to file charges against political aspirants in the 2022 national and local elections found providing any form of assistance to rebel groups specifically the Communist Party of the...
All cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria across the country will be closed to the public from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 as the nation observes the traditional All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days (Undas) amid the prevailing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Secretary Eduardo Ano...
Students from the University of Nueva Caceres (UNC) expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid for the May 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 19, the University Student Government of UNC said they...
