The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 254 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, Dec. 11, adding to the total national count of 4,127,586 cases. Manila Bulletin File Photo The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, revealed no new deaths, maintaining the country's fatality rate at 1.6 percent....
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. opened the 18th National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in Passi City, Iloilo province on Monday, December 11. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) takes his oath as Chief Boy Scout of the Philippines during the opening of...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Monday, December 11 approved on third and final reading the bill that would waive the entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show academic potential. The Senate...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. In his sponsorship speech, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said the bicameral conference report affirmed an increase of...
Stressing that scouting plays a vital role in fostering leadership among the youth, President Marcos told scouts to be agents of change and contribute to nation building. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the opening of the 18th National Scout Jamboree at the Pintados de Passi Camp in...
ENEOS Philippines Corporation (ENEPH), the local office of Japan’s No. 1 oil company ENEOS Motor Oil, has partnered with The Plastic Flamingo Corporation (The Plaf) as part of its commitment to sustainability and in support of the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 (EPRA). The...
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) will host the inaugural UPAA President’s Golf Cup on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City. According to UPAA President and UP Alumni Regent Robert Lester Aranton, this golf tournament is a unique...
The bicameral conference committee on Monday, December 11, has drafted the final version of the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024. The bicameral conference committee report on the 2024 General Appropriations Bill has been approved by the Senate and House...
Santa’s slick surprise will also manifest at the oil pumps this week as the price of diesel products will be on rollback by a significant P1.85 per liter; while gasoline prices will be trimmed by P1.60 per liter, based on the price adjustment announcements of the oil companies. The industry...
Senators on Sunday, December 10 strongly condemned the latest water cannon attack of Chinese ships on a Philippine government vessel in the West Philippine Sea that were providing supplies to Filipino fishermen near Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. “This time, China not only caused...
Researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) gently remind the public to thoroughly wash and cook market-bought fresh vegetables and seafood to prevent parasite-related health issues. Photo credit to Unsplash. Based on the study's findings, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) emerges...
Fr. Efren Esmilla, a priest from Nagcarlan in Laguna, has been named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Photo from CBCP / ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA In a statement released on Saturday, Dec. 9, the 61-year-old joined priests Keith Chylinski and Christopher Cooke, who are...
