The construction of the new Ospital ng Maynila building is now 70 percent complete, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Monday, Oct. 4. (Manila PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) During his inspection of the ongoing construction of the new hospital, Domagoso said its new facilities are expected to...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted Monday that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and said a new approach was needed. (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The hardline elimination policy had largely protected the country from the pandemic,...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- A new pre-print study released online recently has provided strong evidence to support the "natural spillover" hypothesis on COVID-19, with results that are hard to reconcile with the "lab leak" hypothesis. Photo from iStock SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,...
THE LEGAL FRONT Chancellor, Philja Justice Arturo D. Brion (Ret.) In Parts I and II of this series under Philja’s column “Views from the Ridge,” I outlined the constitutional and statutory foundations and background of Philja’s new Pre-Judicature Program (PJP) – its contribution in...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and for more than a decade, that’s meant something very personal to me in terms of helping my elder sister, Libet C. Virata, and her breast cancer survivor “sisters,” as they turn the...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure extending the deadline for the registration of new voters for the 2022 elections for another 30 days. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The original deadline for the voter registration period was on September 30, 2021. Based on Republic Act...
The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
The Department of Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation have signed a new and modernized Air Services Agreement. FB_IMG_1632754935468 The move opens the market for competition where multiple airlines can operate and more flights can be flown to spur air...
Did the Senate tap a "tainted" contractor for the construction of its new building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City? President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte asked this question on late Monday night, Sept. 27, during the pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing. He...
New York-based fashion photographer Martin Romero tells what’s new and what remained constant in the Big Apple’s fashion festivities Getting busy in the kitchen, propagating plants, and thinking of ways to keep cabin fever at bay were among the things that kept many Filipinos busy, occupied,...
Malacañang said it will first evaluate if the country's hospitals are in need of more manpower before allowing Filipino healthcare workers to work in New York amid the state's search for more medical workers. 35014 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the state of New York...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) unveiled further details of a roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions as the state has seen a stabilization of its local transmissions. A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021....
