The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) donated P500,000 worth of monetary assistance to "Asia's fastest woman," Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who is battling Stage 4 breast cancer. Stephanie Mercado-de Koenigswarter, daughter of Asia's fastest woman Lydia de Vega-Mercado, receives P500,000 worth...
Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto on Monday, Aug. 1, stressed that the “powers and functions” should come first in the consideration of creating a new disaster response agency instead of its official name. Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think signage is the least...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sent a brand new ambulance to Abra less than 24 hours after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the province. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (FACEBOOK) According to PCSO, this was in response to La Paz, Abra Mayor Joseph Bernos's plea to...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 6 is seeking the assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas following the magnitude-7 earthquake in Northern Luzon Wednesday, July 26. In a July 27 memorandum, OCD-Region 6 director Jose Roberto Nuñez...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has announced that the QC Prosecutor's Office has indicted the gunman in the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) shooting incident last Sunday, July 24. According to the QCPD, the QC Prosecutor's Office released a three-page resolution on Wednesday, July 27,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) released the first official wave of information about the extent of damage of the powerful magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Abra and nearby provinces in Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27. The Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur is damaged by the magnitude 7...
A 51-year-old electrician from Naic, Cavite claimed his Lotto 6/42 jackpot prize worth P5,940,000 at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Main Office at Shaw Boulevard Mandaluyong City on July 12. (PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a report posted on PCSO's website, the lucky winner said that...
A GRADED demonstration of the readiness of Negros Occidental police personnel to execute defensive actions in case of enemy attacks was held as a form of simulation exercise during the evaluation and validation of the PNP headquarters in selecting the best police provincial office in the country....
The government should plug the “missing links” in the domestic garment manufacturing industry, one of the country’s top dollar earners, by supporting and developing a reliable local supply base, the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) urged. FOBAP, a group of buyers of soft...
Two lucky bettors won the jackpot prize for Lotto 6/42 worth P23,061,318 on the Saturday evening draw according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN The winning combination was 17-11-23-21-05-25. The winners, who will share the jackpot prize, are from Marikina...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) signed a sponsorship agreement with the Bomba Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team giving the latter P400,000 worth of financial help. Bomba Pilipinas Dragonboat Team (FACEBOOK) The team will use the fund for its upcoming five-day International Tournament at...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill seeking to strengthen the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), citing various reasons, including the excessive remunerations for OGCC lawyers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vetoes the proposed bill...