June 30, 2016. The day the country welcomed former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as its 16th president. Duterte's victory in the 2016 polls came as a surprise to many, being the first local official to be catapulted to the presidency. He anchored his candidacy on making the Philippines a safer...
Getting Filipinos vaccinated against the coronavirus disease will be one of the priorities of President Duterte in the final year of his six-year term. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation drive at a school in Tondo, Manila on June 20, 2012....
President Duterte, catapulted to office on a campaign promise to eliminate illegal drugs and corruption in 2016, is on the final stretch of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) And the President is first to admit that addressing the problem of illegal drugs and...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar has granted the appeal for help of a 52- year-old grandmother for her 10-year-old granddaughter who is suffering from cerebral palsy. Lola Luningning Cabrera of 5 San Quintine Building, EMMAUS, Barangay Talon 5, Las Pinas City took the courage in visiting the office of Aguilar...
For TMC South Luzon, the hospital wins two awards at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2021 The Medical City 2020 was the year of the frontliners. The world witnessed how hospitals grappled with dwindling resources, increasing morbidity and mortality, and a decimated healthcare workforce as the virus...
An alleged drunk police officer killed a 52-year-old woman by dragging her by the hair before shooting her dead in Quezon City Monday night. Police identified the suspect as M/Sgt. Hensie Zinampan, of the Police Security Protection Group, who was caught in a video firing a shot at Lilibeth Valdez....
A total of 1,330 Grade 12 students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) are graduating for School Year 2020-2021, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, chairperson of the PSHS System Board of Trustees,...
Jordan Clarkson, top left, with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (MB File Photo) Filipino basketball fans here and abroad celebrated the achievement of Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after he was named the 2020-21 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Samahang Basketbol...
A Filipina was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” in the United States Virgin Islands. (Virgin Islands Department of Education / MANILA BULLETIN) Cristina Marie Senosa, a teacher at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, became the first international teacher who was named “2021-2022 State Teacher...
Over 4.4 million incoming learners are already registered for the upcoming school year according to the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the DepEd’s Early Registration Monitoring Report as of May 24, there are 4,460,499 learners nationwide in Kindergarten,...
There will be no face-to-face ceremonies allowed during the conduct of end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites at the basic education level this school year but schools can hold virtual rites “whenever feasible,” the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) This will be the...
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson holds the NBA Sixth of the Year trophy which he received from teammate Joe Ingles, right. (Photo from Utah Jazz Twitter account) Jordan Clarkson fulfilled his goal of winning the NBA Sixth of the Man Year, but not before getting a big surprise from the man he beat...
