A total of 206 Filipino human trafficking victims have returned to the Philippines this week after being rescued from scam hubs in Myanmar, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said on Wednesday, March 26. “Ang repatriation ay simula pa lamang (Their repatriation is just the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has allocated around P17.5 billion to tourism education and training nationwide, the fund came from travel tax collections from 2015 to 2024. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the fund will expand investments in tourism education, including human capital...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has reminded school officials and education personnel to refrain from engaging in any form of electioneering or partisan political activities during the upcoming graduation and moving-up ceremonies for School Year 2024-2025 In a memorandum dated March 21, signed...
Double-digit increases in both principal and interest payments drove the Philippines’ external debt service burden up by $2.31 billion in 2024, reaching $17.16 billion. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), it reflects a nearly 16 percent increase from $14.85 billion in the...
LONDON (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump’s stance on gender in sports “does not intimidate” her and plans to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif (AP) Khelif, who found herself in the middle of a bitter divide about...
The Philippines ranked 74th out of 138 countries in IQAir’s 2024 World Air Quality Report following a decline in air quality from 2023. PH reached a 14.8 μg/m³ average of PM2.5 in 2024, up from 13.5 µg/m³ in 2023. This suggests a 10 percent decrease in air quality spanning one year. One of...
Women in a male-dominated field: Manila Bulletin highlights triumphs of female athletes The 2025 MB Newsmakers of the Year Award underscores the achievements of Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas By Jemimah Mapa and Jasmine Tuaño Boxing, a sport traditionally known to be male-dominated, has...
The Marcos administration exceeded its programmed allocations by over half a trillion pesos in 2024, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Preliminary data from the DBM showed that releases from last year’s budget breached the ₱6-trillion mark as it hit ₱6.37...
In a momentous celebration of excellence, JC Organic Barley, flagship product of JC, was awarded the prestigious Best Natural Supplement of the Year at the Asia Leaders Awards 2024 held on November 28, 2024, in Manila. The event, held in partnership with the Embassy of Indonesia,...
Noah Lapuz (Courtesy of 1507 Media) This was the case when long-time Formula 1 (F1) photojournalist Kym Illman featured a Filipino on a post that appeared in both his Instagram and TikTok accounts during the Qatar Grand Prix (GP) of last year’s F1 season. Illman, who has been covering F1...
The gross sales for the showing of all the entries to last year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has reached the P800-million target gross sales, an official disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Based on the MMF data, the top three entries, in alphabetical order, based on gross sales receipts are:...
Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. FILE - American Olympic champion Noah Lyles holds this gold medal before an interview in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday,...
