President Duterte has signed Proclamation No.1218, which effectively extended the State of Calamity previously declared throughout the Philippines in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The directive enforces an extension of...
Malacañang did not challenge Ombudsman Samuel Martires's declaration pertaining to public officials' statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Malacañang Palace (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Friday, Sept. 10...
President Duterte has advised Palace hopefuls in the upcoming May 2022 national elections to "face the Lord first" before deciding to run. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the national convention of PDP-Laban on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) Duterte, speaking the...
One of the last foreign trips I did before the pandemic hit was Thailand in 2019 with friends. I was so excited because unlike my 2018 visit to the Land of Smiles, it was a five-day stay with an outskirt trip outside of Bangkok. I guess like any other foreign tourist, I love Thailand’s unique...
•The author covered the Aquino presidency for six years • Former President Aquino made himself broadly accessible to the media, giving frank and lengthy answers in interviews • With a copy of the Constitution on standby, PNoy rattled off facts and figures to back up pronouncements • He did...
A vaccine passport may just be the Filipinos' ticket to a return to normal life. Workers wait for their vaccination inside SM Manila cinema that has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination site on June 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) The government has started working on the issuance of...
Malacañang hit back at the opposition coalition for dismissing a possible vice presidential bid of President Duterte as a bad joke. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the opposition might end up looking foolish if the President...
The government is not in a rush to seek the passage of a third stimulus package for the coronavirus response and recovery efforts since it was still spending the existing budget. Las Piñas City residents wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site inside a mall on May 30, 2021. (Ali...
(From left) Lee Seung-gi, Lee Da-in and 'Jewel in the Palace' star Kyeon Mi-ri (Instagram) Korean fans of actor Lee Seung-gi, 34, star of the K-drama “Mouse,” have expressed their opposition to his romantic relationship with actress Lee Da-in, 28, because of her family background. Lee Da-in,...
The government is urging more people to get vaccinated as soon as possible in a bid to outrun the worrisome emergence of new coronavirus variants. A health worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a resident at a drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 7, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Malacañang has appealed to the public to refrain from attending pool parties and other large gatherings that could potentially trigger a dangerous coronavirus outbreak. People form a long line leading to a community pantry in Manila in this photo taken in April 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
The government is amenable to the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel as the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians intensified. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of passengers arriving at the Ninoy...
