Over the course of the 20th century, improved health outcomes such as increased child survival, reduced deaths due to infectious diseases, and longer life expectancies may be attributed through immunization. The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), in partnership with...
By MARYKAY CARLSON US Ambassador to the Philippines The last five months of 2022 coincided with my first five months serving as US Ambassador to the Philippines – an exciting time marked by non-stop engagements that strengthened our ironclad relationship as friends, partners, and allies. Only...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL In late November, we mounted our first Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum, and the over-arching idea was to bring home to the public, and to the business community, how there already exists a multitude of touch points for sustainability and ESG...
'TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino As an archipelago, a strong Philippine Navy is of utmost importance to secure and preserve the safety, sovereignty, and independence of the country. The Navy is our first defense against incursions in the Philippine shores. Under Article X, Section 21 of the...
Today, July 4, is Philippine-American Friendship Day. In the United States, it is a federal holiday known as the Fourth of July, which marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The ties that bind the Philippines and the US are historical, cultural, and familial. On the...
#MINDANAO John Tria Contrary to the belief of many, the coconut industry is the country’s largest agriculture subsector in terms of number of farmers. It provides livelihood to 2.5 million farmers with 3.6 million hectares planted to the crop. At the moment, Philippine Coconut Authority data show...
Editorial “Inflation eases for third straight month.” “PH unemployment rate improves in Oct.” “PH hunger rate eases in September 2021 – SWS.” “World Bank raises PH growth outlook.” Those were four headlines that appeared on the same day, Dec. 7, 2021 – signaling a confluence of...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Filipinos who live and work overseas often find themselves in a great quandary whenever the subject of public governance crops up in discussions with compatriots and with nationals of different countries. In Hong Kong, a small China city with a population of less than eight...
Vice President Leni Robredo said she feels "stronger support" coming Cebu, the same province that gave her a convincing victory over her rival, former Senator Bongbong Marcos, in the 2016 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, who has spent the past couple of days in Cebu, gave...
GMA Pinoy TV 'Stronger Together' podcast This October 22, GMA Pinoy TV joins the global podcasting community as the flagship international channel starts its 17th year of bringing Filipinos abroad closer to home. An audio show dubbed, “Stronger Together: The GMA Pinoy TV Podcast” showcases...
Cabinet members have been reminded of their responsibilities as "big brother" to several local government units. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his public address at the...
The Philippines has taken "a little bit stronger" stance in dealing with China over the West Philippine Sea but will never start a war, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address Monday, May 17, the President told China that any...
