Actor-turned-politician Rep. John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto has asked the House of Representatives to join him in calling on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and government to stop removing the images of the country’s national heroes from Philippine bank notes in active circulation. P1,000 bill new...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The lightning spread of the new Omicron variant in the United States has driven daily COVID-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000 on Monday. People line up to receive COVID-19 test in Arlington, Virginia, the United States on Dec. 22, 2021. (Ting Shen/Xinhua) It...
A group of teachers urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to discontinue its plan to roll out the new design of the P1,000 bill a move that has been drawing criticism from various sectors since it was announced. BSP polymer banknotes The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) expressed opposition...
The bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has inaugurated the new Quezon City Jail Building on Wednesday, Dec. 15, a move that is part fo the bureau's efforts to improve the living condition and address the congestion woes of the inmates in its jail facilities. BJMP spokesperson in a...
Malacañang tried to appease the public Tuesday, Dec. 14 over the backlash on the new P1,000 banknote featuring a Philippine eagle design that will be issued alongside the existing bill thas has portraits of World War II heroes Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda, and Jose Abad Santos. (Ali Vicoy/...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Saturday, Nov. 11 called the attention of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on “glaring errors” found in the newly-released P1,000 bill. Zarate found the two errors referring to the image of the Philippine eagle as “quite...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said over 9,000 centenarians have so far received their entitled P100,000 cash incentives. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said a total of 9,205 centenarians have received their cash gift since 2016....
A total of nine centenarians received P50,000 cash gifts each from Valenzuela City local government on Friday, Nov. 5. (Photo courtesy of Valenzuela City Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) (Photo courtesy of Valenzuela City Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) “I send my regards to our dear...
About 6,000 people flocked to the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach on Sunday morning, Oct. 24. Thousands of people gather at the Manila Dolomite Beach on Sunday as the national government eases the COVID-19 restrictions under Alert Level 3, allowing minors and seniors to go outdoors. ( ALI VICOY/MANILA...
Over 40,000 minors registered for COVID-19 vaccination in Manila, the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 19. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, Oct. 18, a total of 41,316 minors aged 12 to 17 have registered for COVID-19 immunization through the...
A total of 1,130 centenarians who are living in the Philippines and abroad have already received their entitled cash incentives as provided under the law. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Friday, Oct. 1, that it has disbursed P113...
The Quezon City government will open 37,000 online slots for its one-day COVID-19 vaccination drive on Thursday, September 23. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO The online booking will start at 6 a.m on Tuesday, Sept. 21, through the QC Vax Easy Plus system. The city government said the new system allows...
