To strengthen maritime law enforcement in the country’s vast waters, personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) underwent a week-long maritime drills in the waters off Port Area in Manila recently. PCG personnel manning Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels and BRP Lapu-Lapu...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) flagged four foreign-named yachts that were allegedly illegally moored at a private pier of the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in Manila on Thursday, Aug. 19. The PCG identified the yachts as Yue Hai Ming Zhu, Gu Cheng Gang Guan, Le Boss, and Yuzhen...
The government's pandemic task force has agreed to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) and Laguna from their enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status to the modified ECQ (MECQ) starting August 21 despite the continued rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said. File photo...
The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might have greatly affected the local tourism industry, but it should not be an excuse for not pursuing sustainability, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaks during the...
"An extra hour is not enough to decide our future." Students from the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) denounced Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to reject voter registration extension. (DLSU / AdMU) On Wednesday, Aug. 18, Comelec extended voters hours...
President Duterte may deliver another public address this week to announce Metro Manila's new quarantine classification as its stay under strict lockdown is set to end on August 20, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
Students of the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), together with representatives from 1Sambayan have joined forces in an effort to mobilize the youth sector in the upcoming 2022 national elections. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares / FILE) The group is...
A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), University of The Philippines-Manila (UPM), and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) seeking to develop and promote scientific and technological...
The first quarter of 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult chapter for many Filipinos. After the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, it was followed by a lockdown almost two months later caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarantine protocols kept the public from leaving their homes,...
The COVID situation at Ospital ng Sampaloc remains under control despite its occupancy rate hitting 90 percent, its director said Thursday (Aug 19). (Ospital ng Sampaloc) "Para sa amin, controlled pa ito, di pa 'to katulad nung March-April experience na pila pila na sa ER (For us, it is still under...
Parts of Cainta and Antipolo City will experience six to eight hours of water interruption starting Thursday, August 19, until Friday, August 20. Manila Water announced on its Facebook page that beginning Thursday, August 19, at 10 p.m., parts of Barangay San Isidro in Filinvest Homes in Cainta,...
