By KAWAL PREET Technology is moving at lightning speed. In my lifetime alone, the world as we know it has orbited into a completely different galaxy from the one we inhabited before. We’re already reflecting on the last two decades as one of the most dramatic periods of transformation in...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the span of two weeks, more than 16 million subscriber identity modules (SIMs) have been registered following the implementation of the SIM Registration Act. Currently, we are on track because our target is to register at least one million SIMs per day to complete...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to strictly enforce regulations pertaining to the display of commemorative plates in the vehicles. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said the PNP, through its Highway Patrol Group...
Many Filipinos will wake up today not knowing that in a place called Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, a very important two-week event called COP 27 has started, shaping up as perhaps the most consequential gathering of world leaders that will determine the future of this planet and the lives of the most...
Singer-songwriter Adjeng has one rule in writing songs - it should be "authentic." It is as such that her songs are all inspired by real-life experiences. "So if I look at my songs from before, and I look at my songs today, they become like a diary of sorts. Like, they actually mark certain...
More than 20,000 minors in the city of Manila have received their first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Nov. 6. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the city's bulletin, a total of 22,165 minors including those with comorbidities have received their...
Are you without a girlfriend? Are you dreaming of someone like, say, Yassi Pressman? Well, good for you. Obviously, you are too much of an optimist. In a world where hope seems scant, we definitely need more of your kind. And for that, we now offer you a glimpse into what Yassi is looking for in a...
JC Santos and Yassi Pressman From Nuel C. Naval, director of the adaptation of comedy-drama film ”Miracle in Cell No. 7”, comes another Philippine remake of a Korean heart-wrenching romantic drama film, “More Than Blue” coming on Vivamax on Nov. 19, 2021, starring versatile actress Yassi...
As my time in the Philippines draws to a close, I consider with hope the future of our bilateral relationship. I smile as I remember how quickly Manila came to feel like home, thanks to the hospitality and Bayanihan spirit of the Filipino people. Above all, I reflect on the deeply...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE - OUR NEW ABNORMAL On July 4th, this column talked about my pipe dream that one day we’d send an all-female contingent to the Olympics. At the risk of being branded a traitor to my gender, I observed how these Filipina athletes seemed to have real drive and...
The Manila city government has given houses to more than 200 families through the Basecommunity Housing Project on Monday (July 5). (Manila Public Infomation Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco" Isko Moreno" Domagoso led the opening of the housing project and about 229 units will...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina To show the magnitude of disproportion in access to the first COVID-19 vaccines being deployed at the start of 2021, a stark contrast was portrayed. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income...
