Veteran diplomat Enrique Manalo has been named as the new Foreign Affairs chief, Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Friday, July 1. New DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission to the United Nations/DFA) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in...
Globe Telecom Inc. welcomes the new administration’s goal to streamline government service through digitalization, President and CEO Ernest Cu stated Friday, July 1. “This will ultimately improve public service– an aspiration that Globe deeply shares with the government as we serve a customer...
Korean actor Jang Hyuk and actress Kim Hye-yoon, star of the movie “The Girl on a Bulldozer” and the drama “Snowdrop,” will be honored at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) which will run from July 15 to 28, and on July 23 and July 28 to 31 at Asia Society The 20th edition of NYAFF is...
Needs a break from the busy streets of Manila, and just breathe with nature? DOMES VILLAGE Found along the River Park, it is a series of dome-like structures linked by suspended bridges. Created by artist Bernardo Pacquing, it's a large-scale outdoor art installation and a playground, made...
NEW YORK, United States - A stampede occurred at a Pride parade in the US city of New York on Sunday, with hundreds of people attempting to flee after mistaking the sound of fireworks for gunfire, police said. "There were NO shots fired in Washington Square Park. After an investigation, it was...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 5,549 community cases of Covid-19 and 11 more deaths on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 1,796 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland, the ministry said. In addition, 96 new cases of Covid-19 were...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s highly probable that sustainability is the most overused and misunderstood word today. It’s popularity, and how it’s constantly name-dropped, are beyond question; but I’ve often wondered how many versions of sustainability are...
The Philippines has approved the construction of a new chancery in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Emmanuel R. Fernandez pose with...
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington has offered its condolences to the family of five Filipinos who perished in the tragic car crash in New Zealand on June 19. "The Embassy was shocked and deeply saddened by this tragedy befalling our Kababayan," the embassy said in a statement Tuesday night, June...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 3,051 new Covid-19 cases from June 13 to 19, having an average daily rate of 436 which is 82 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from June 6 to 12. (DOH/MB) From June 6 to 12, the health department logged a total of 1,682 cases of Covid-19. Of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling on Filipinos to pray for a Filipino lawyer who is in a critical condition after being shot in a random shooting incident in Philadelphia recently. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin identified the shooting...
Nearly 7 million new voters have registered in the last May 9 polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB The Election Registration Board (ERB) data released by Comelec Spokesperson John Rex C. Laundiangco showed that a total of 6,950,458 new voters registered as of...
