WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- An ISIS-inspired terrorist stabbed six people at an Auckland supermarket on Friday before police who had him under surveillance shot him dead, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. ''What happened today was despicable, it was hateful, it was wrong,'' she said,...
NEW YORK, United States -- Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the ''historic'' weather event officials blamed on climate change. This handout picture...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban were expected to form a government as early as Friday with the new regime under intense international scrutiny over its vow to rule Afghanistan with greater tolerance, especially on women's rights. Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in...
Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of LRT-1 partnered with point-to-point (P2P) bus service provider UBE Express, Inc. (UBEx) for a new LRT-1 EDSA to NAIA Terminal route. image002 (1) Effective today, September 1, 2021, the new UBEx route will include the LRT-1 EDSA Station as...
A Filipino missionary priest has been ordained bishop in Papua New Guinea on Aug. 29. Bishop Joseph Durero (Photo courtesy CBCPNG) CBCP News said Bishop Joseph Durero is the third Filipino bishop in Papua New Guinea. He joins Vincentian Bishop Rolando Santos of Alotau-Sideia and Salesian Bishop...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week the palace announced that Metro Manila will continue to be under MECQ until September 7, 2021. Based on news reports, aside from Metro Manila, the following areas will likewise be under MECQ : Province of Aklan Province of Apayao Province of Bataan...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Atty. Jed Sherwin G. Uy eCourt Project Manager, Supreme Court PHILJA Court Technology Department In a chance encounter with then Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, our conversation took a serious turn when he learned that I am a lawyer engaged in computer work. His...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL How often have you entered a chat room (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, or Google Meet), and ended up spending a good hour being introduced to people, chatting with them, discussing some presentation or deck with them, saying goodbyes and that you’re...
The Universidad de Manila (UdM) Board of Regents elected on Friday (Aug. 27) Dr. Ma. Felma Carlos-Tria as the new university president. Dr. Ma. Felma Carlos-Tria, new university president of the Universidad de Manila (UdM) (Manila PIO / Manila) Carlos-Tria, Ed.D., MA, hopes to transform the...
LOCKDOWN. Barangay tanods in Pasay City barricade a street in an area placed under a 'special concerned lockdown' after some residents got infected with COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported on Wednesday, Aug...
The Filipinos’ bayanihan or communal unity and their ability to accept the various issues in society are the bridge to the “better normal” everyone envisions after the pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, August 25. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the “Dude, Pare,...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a bill that provides for nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:10 and mandates additional protection and development of the nursing profession in the country. Nurses in PPE House Bill No. 9389 or the New Philippine Nursing Practice Act...
