As COVID-19 infections in the country start to wane, government must take this opportunity in prioritizing mental health issues that have confronted Filipinos as a result of the pandemic. Rep. Florida Robes2 San Jose del Monte Rep. Florida “Rida” P. Robes aired this call as she noted a growing...
SELF-EXPLORATION From top: Evert Bañares as the protagonist and director of Ang May Akda: Ikatlong Yugto; the movie poster; and a scene from the short film Timely for Halloween, a short film shot entirely in Iloilo City during the pandemic has won a special award at the Berlin Flash Film Festival...
To further capacitate the humanitarian organization especially in this time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received five new ambulances, additional medical equipment, and other supplies from the Bloomberry Foundation. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
A Palace official has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory for specific workers. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his letter to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Presidential Adviser for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued its active participation in the Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery as expression of its unwavering commitment to bring social protection services closer to the Filipino people. DSWD Secretary Rolando...
Barely a month after its adoption in the House of Representatives, the resolution calling on the Department of Education to give an automatic passing mark to students will have to be taken up again in the legislative chamber. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida...
To provide an avenue for public school student-athletes to showcase their sports skills even amidst the ongoing pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct its first-ever virtual sports skills demonstration contest next month. (Photo from DepEd) Dubbed as “Talentadong Pinoy,”...
As it assists those who were severely affected by the recent typhoon that hit the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to strengthen its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) When it comes to testing, PRC said that as of Oct. 18, the number...
The current volume of traffic along EDSA is already almost the same as it was before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. said Wednesday, Oct. 20. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, Oct. 19 joined the call for an investigation of employers who are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy, saying that the Department of Labor and Employment should unmask and penalize them. COVID 19 vaccine Nograles, vice chairman of the...
Human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno on Monday, October 18, pressed the need for the government to prepare all the safeguards in a bid to combat hunger for Filipinos affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
A group said that hundreds of private schools could have been spared from closing down amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic if only they were given subsidies that would help them sustain their operations. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “With this pandemic, there is a...
