Despite the rising smuggling activities in the country involving agricultural commodities, Agriculture Secretary William Dar admitted that the construction of what will be the Philippines' first ever first-border quarantine facility for farm products is facing further delays. DA Secretary William...
Operatives from the Manila Police District Special Mayor’s Reaction Team (SMART) and the Manila Bureau of Permits raided on Tuesday an e-commerce warehouse in Paco, which sells fake electronic goods. Manila Bureau of Permits chief Levi Facundo and Special Mayors Reaction Team (SMART) chief Jhun...
Philippine-Airlines-NAIA-Slider Philippine Airlines (PAL) and interline partner Hawaiian Airlines (HA) now enable travelers from the Philippines to fly the Manila - Honolulu - Seattle route. Passengers may take the Manila to Honolulu flight on PAL, stay at a partner hotel and take the Honolulu to...
Nineteen seminarians and staff at the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Ateneo de Manila University’s Facebook page) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Executive Director of Jesuit Communications Fr. Emmanuel "Nono" Alfonso, SJ said the school...
Students from the Ateneo de Manila (AdMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) voiced out their opposition over the possible presidential bid of former Senator Bongbong Marcos. Former Senator Ferdinand “BongBong’’ R. Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a joint statement, Ateneans for...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bills that would allow Metro Manila water concessionaires Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. to operate for 25 more years. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Voting 23-0-0, senators on Monday, Sept. 27, passed House Bills No. 9422...
What was supposed to be a distribution of the monthly pension for senior citizens turned into a super spreader event when a large crowd flocked to Delpan Sports Complex in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Sept. 27, disregarding physical distancing and other health protocols. Senior citizens, persons...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city will be in good hands in case Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan succeeds him as chief executive of the nation's capital. ice Mayor Maria Sheila “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan and Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (Vice Mayor Honey...
An unidentified man robbed a bank in Paco, Manila on Monday afternoon. According to the Manila Police District, the suspect arrived at the Chinabank Otis branch on Paz Guanzon Street in Paco and took away an undetermined amount of cash. The police said the suspect wearing a black jacket with hood...
"It is time to raise our voices as one against the culture of corruption that has engulfed our hapless country." This was the message of the St. Paul University (SPU) Manila community as it called for an end to the "culture of corruption" in the Philippines. (Photo from SPU Manila Facebook page)...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the government to hasten the vaccination rollout in the provinces amid the request of local government units (LGUs) for more vaccine doses against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vice President Leni Robredo was present during the second-dose Vaccine...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that for people like him who have health conditions, gyms are absolutely essential and must be reopened. (Photos from Harry Roque's Facebook/ Unsplash) Roque had this to say in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 27, or just three days before a possible...
