The Philippines and United States militaries officially concluded the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan with an enhanced interoperability among its units especially in the field of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations, the Western Command...
Kristine Lim urges artists to ‘make art that’s able to do something beyond their canvas’ For years, artworks have been a part of many charities. The process usually involves artists donating pieces to galleries and auctions up for bidding, and their works’ proceeds will be given to...
WALA LANG The State of the Nation (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last week is the roadmap of the journey we are beginning. The mission is clear: (a) for GDP (goods and services produced, net of imports) to grow by 6.5 percent to 8.0 percent each year from 2023 until 2028; (b)...
HINGYON, Ifugao – Residents from the remote barangays of this town availed of free dental check-up, and medical consultation with free medicines in a medical mission initiated by the Ifugao Provincial Police Office and Nueva Vizcaya PPO. The medical mission was held on Saturday, July 30, at the...
CEBU CITY – Thousands of residents in the fourth and fifth districts of Cebu received free eyeglasses and wheelchairs during a two-day charity drive over the weekend. A NUN is one of the beneficiaries of the free eye checkup of Semi Di Speranza which held a humanitarian mission over the weekend...
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public of scammers who are using the name of the agency's officer-in-charge, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, to solicit money. In an advisory, the DOH said it received reports about a fake document requesting for an "assistance and soliciting...
Around 700 farmers received vitamins and medicines during the medical mission of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Coron, Palawan. DAR UndersecretaryVirginia Orogo said the distribution of the vitamins and medicines was implemented under the medical mission project of the department’s...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for...
Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The country's recent May 2022 polls failed to meet the international standard of a free, honest and fair...
Over 300 patients were given free medical and dental services during the joint medical mission of the City Health Office (CHO), City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), SM Foundation, and SM City San Jose del Monte (SJDM) on Thursday, June 16. SM City medical mission. (Photos courtesy of...
The Philippines has won a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), a body of the United Nations that facilitates the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Philippine candidate to Commission...
124th Philippine Independence Day Celebration, National Day Fiesta in Geneva 124th Philippine Independence, June 12, 2022 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence Cultural Program H.E. Evan P. Garcia, ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines, Philippine...