House Majority Leader and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez on Thursday, June 17, thanked President Duterte for assuring his support should the former run for vice president in the 2022 elections. House majority leader and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “I...
Sixteen-year-old Jasper Concepcion Faeldonia emerged as one of the youngest chessers with a National Master (NM) title after ruling the National Youth and Schools Chess Championships Under-17 division held online via the Hybrid Tornelo platform from June 10-13. Faeldonia, a Grade 11 student of...
Marking the sixth National Rondalla Workshop, the Artist Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced that the workshop, that has been known to be open to just group applications, is calling for individual applications for conductors and instrumentalists in response to popular...
PhilID sample (PSA / MANILA BULLETIN) As it continues to ramp up its online appointment booking, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has opened additional 219 registration centers across 21 provinces for its Step 2 registration for the Philippine Identification System (Philsys). "As of June...
Alyssa Valdez (Photo from PVL) Alyssa Valdez, Jia Morado and other volleyball stars who skipped the tryouts last April could still be part of the national women's team pool as coaches Odjie Mamon and Jorge Edson Souza de Brito have yet to decide who will fill the remaining spots. Philippine...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospitalizations in the National Capital Region (NCR) is decreasing, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) said Wednesday, June 16. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo, PHAPI President Dr. Rene Jose de Grano said the number of...
Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon "Tats" Suzara said that they will work doubly hard to achieve podium finishes in international tournaments as a display of commitment to their partner organizations including the Republic Biscuit Corporation (Rebisco). "We need to...
Yuka Saso, Juvic Pagunsan, Bianca Pagdanganan (MB Photos) When golf action starts in the Tokyo Olympics next month, Filipino bets Juvic Pagunsan, Bianca Pagdanganan and Yuka Saso will not be there as mere participants in Japan. They will be competing for medals. Bones Floro, secretary general of...
Barred from personally visiting public parks last year, over 250,000 Filipinos still got a taste of the pleasures of promenading Rizal and Paco parks by gluing themselves to their computers and other gadgets last year. The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the National Parks Development...
A students’ group pressed anew for the distribution of P10,000 financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Unsplash) In a statement, the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) said the aid will help students cover a portion of...
Anti-narcotics personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized more than P1 billion worth of shabu in two separate buy-bust operations in Parañaque City and Cavite on Sunday, June 13, the biggest illegal drugs haul this year in one day....
The first national forum on national substance use science policy and Information will be held on Tuesday, June 15, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced. (NAST PHL Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the forum will be hosted by the National...