Twenty six partylist aspirants filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Tuesday, Oct. 5. (Screencap from Comelec) Among the early birds during the fifth day were Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP), Guardians Philippines Inc. (GWPII), Construction...
The ACT Teachers and Angat Edukasyon Philippine Alliance of Retired Educators (PARE) partylists filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) during the commemoration of World Teachers Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5. (Photo from Comelec) The ACT Teachers partylist is vying for another seat in...
Traditions and cultures of members of indigenous communities will take the spotlight in the programs of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) this October in time with the celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month. (Photo from National Commission for Culture and...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month brought about by softer costs of transportation as well as food and beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5. 15INFLATION The country’s headline inflation eased to 4.8 percent in September from 4.9 percent...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, Oct. 5, paid tribute to all Filipino teachers in this year’s celebration of the World Teachers’ Day (WTD). Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “I would like to wish our faithful and loyal teachers a glorious...
If President Duterte would have his way, he wants the senators to be replaced with "ordinary Filipinos" in the May 2022 national elections. REPLACE THE SENATORS--President Rodrigo Duterte advises voters during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Oct. 4, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) stalwarts former Vice President Jejomar Binay and her daughter Senator Nancy Binay met Senators Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto III amid the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson, Senate President Vicente...
There’s a new general in town With a spaceship landing on Earth, an alien leader planning for domination, and chaos brewing in a small town—it seems the world is about to meet its doom. Sounds like a good plot straight out of a graphic novel, right? But what we are about to witness involves no...
Poet-writer Jerry Gracio announced his resignation from ABS-CBN to run as a party-list representative in the 2022 elections. Jerry Gracio (Photo courtesy of Ang Sabi Nila) In a letter attached to Gracio's tweet on Monday, Oct. 4, he stated his decision to accept the second seat nomination for the...
Lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator for the May 2022 elections on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Larry Gadon (Photo from Comelec) This is Gadon's third attempt for a senate seat after losing in the 2016 and 2019 elections. He will run under Kilusang Bagong Lipunan,...
Fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population, the initial target eyed to achieve herd immunity, is possible by February 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As vaccine deliveries are arriving at a faster...
As the country celebrates the National Teachers’ Month (NTM) this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed gratitude to teachers for giving learners innovative learning experiences essential for the real world. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Secretary Leonor...
