The Korean movie “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” and the American film “Uncharted” topped the monthly box office in South Korea in February 2022. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, cinema admissions in February totaled 3.26 million, down...
BACOLOD CITY - The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) seized at least P3.3 million worth of poultry products, particularly dressed chicken and eggs, in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 2. According to Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena, about 150,000 eggs worth P1 million were seized...
A solo bettor from Camarines Sur won the P10.3-M jackpot prize for the Mega Lotto 6/45, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Saturday, Feb. 26 announced. (Image courtesy of PCSO) In an email advisory, PCSO congratulated the lone bettor from Naga City in Camarines Sur where the...
ISABELA -- The Schools Division Office of Isabela is set for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face (F2F) classes under a safe learning environment particularly in low-risk areas in the province. Schools Division Superintendent Madelyn Macalling said this during the Provincial Disaster...
DAGUPAN CITY – Some 123 candidates in the Ilocos region have voluntarily surrendered 149 firearms as of Feb. 24 since the election period started last month. Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO 1) director Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta said a total of 471 guns were surrendered or deposited to the...
President Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 23, applauded the groundbreaking of the Visayas Media Hub which he said will boost the government's communication service across the country. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Visayas Media Hub in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue...
A five-story satellite office of the Paranaque City Hall is being constructed beside the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to bring services closer to the people, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced Thursday. Olivarez made the announcement during the inauguration of the Land Transportation...
CEBU CITY — Samantha Baringui-an was shocked to learn that a group of policemen were behind the gruesome killing of her parents one day after they were laid to rest. “Wa ko kahibalo sa akong gibati. Nangurog ko sa kasuko na mga pulis diay ang involved (I can’t describe how I feel. I am...
Assistant Secretary Casiano Monilla, deputy administrator for operations of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), died on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the age of 59. media “Buong pagdadalamhating nakikiisa ang Office of Civil Defense sa pamilya at mga naiwan ng aming mahal na Asec. Casiano C. Monilla (We,...
Assistant Secretary Casiano Monilla, deputy director for operations of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), died on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the age of 59. Assistant Secretary Casiano Monilla (Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) “Buong pagdadalamhating nakikiisa ang Office of Civil Defense sa pamilya...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong to prepare to assist more Filipino domestic workers who could be infected with COVID-19 as Hong Kong struggles with a surge in cases. Escudero noted Hong Kong is...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
