It's the small things Alex Eduque It is hard to believe that this is the last piece I am writing for 2021. It is also harder to believe that while things have picked up quite a bit as compared to last year, COVID-19 is still around, and though vaccines are here, there are also variants. Perhaps it...
Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one. ―Brad Paisley LIGHT UP THE SKY (Rakicevic Nenad) Next year I resolve to start anew I’ll try and leave everything behind But this resolution is making me feel blue It’s...
Officials of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted an inspection of its jails in Metro Manila on Friday, Dec. 31, to check the facilities and living conditions of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). BJMP chief Director Allan Iral reminded his men to ensure that the health...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Seized illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices worth P149,445 were destroyed at Camp Gen. Pantaleon Garcia on Friday (Dec. 31). Cavite PNP PIO / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN The ceremonial disposal was led by the officials of the Cavite Philippine National Police...
The Muntinlupa police confiscated firecrackers in Barangay Putatan on New Year’s Eve. According to the Muntinlupa police, the firecrackers worth P2,900 were confiscated by the Putatan Sub-Station on Dec. 31. The firecrackers were abandoned by unidentified persons who sensed the presence of the...
President Duterte is set to welcome the year 2022 in his hometown Davao City, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) In his last press briefing of the year, the acting Palace spokesman said it has been the President's tradition to spend time with...
Gen. Dionardo Carlos, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, Dec. 31, all police units to coordinate with barangay officials for the strict enforcement of the laws banning the use of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic materials in greeting the New Year. Carlos said...
While Vice President Leni Robredo said 2022 is a time for renewed hopes and chances, she encouraged Filipinos to remain as compassionate as they were this year and continue to join hands in helping one another amid difficulties. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In a message issued on Friday,...
House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez is hopeful that a brighter future awaits all Filipinos in 2022 as the recent presidential aspirants' act to help those in need after the onslaught of Typhoon "Odette" proves we can "still remove the shackles of political divide"...
We take a look back at 2021 through Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Arts + Culture’s top trending stories The year that is about to end, 2021, has certainly been an eventful one. While it followed a challenging 2020, when most industries including the arts were largely put on hold, one obvious...
Amid the rise in coronavirus cases these past few days and as the Filipino nation observes New Year’s Eve Friday, Dec. 31, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Health Care Ministry vice chairman, Military Ordinariate of the Philippines Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio reminded the public...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed hope for a better life for the Filipino people, "free from all the hardships that we experienced this past two years," in 2022. For his new year's wish on Friday, Dec. 31, Marcos Jr. said he wants Filipinos to be "free from the...
