Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago isn't the type of person who cuts her hair out of gloom. In fact, she appears to be the opposite of that. (Photo from Asec Celine Pialago's Facebook) Pialago on Thursday night, July 29 debuted on Facebook her...
The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
A P50-million shipment of smuggled cigarettes from China were recently destroyed in Bukidnon via heavy machinery, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Thursday, July 29. CRUSHED!--A total of 85,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes from China worth P50 million were destroyed at a facility in Bukidnon on...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) a Chinese national wanted by his government over a large-scale, Internet-based pyramiding investment racket. (Photo by Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 56-year-ol...
If Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos would have his way, he would have Filipinos work from home for the next two weeks as a way to halt the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Thought Catalog/ Unsplash)...
The rewards and perks keep on pouring for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, with the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) awarding the weightlifter free train rides for life. In its Facebook post, the LRMC extended its congratulations to Diaz following her historic gold medal finish at the Tokyo...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez insisted that the national government isn't belittling the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite its decision to not budge from the current general community quarantine (GCQ). Department of Trade...
A two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is what the Metro Manila mayors want as a response to the Delta variant threat, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos stressed in a virtual press briefing Thursday, July 29. WE WANT ECQ--Metropolitan Manila Development...
A fresh batch of 1.5 million Sinovac vaccine doses arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Thursday morning, July 29. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccines, which originated from China, touched down at 7:35 a.m. via Cebu Pacific flight 5J671. The life-saving...
Here's a simple move that you can take as a defense against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): stop smoking. (Photo by Uitbundig/ Unsplash) "Now is the best time to quit smoking," Dr. Loida Alzona, head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Health and Environmental Protection...
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines will be giving out rewards to vaccinated driver-partners and delivery riders as a way to encourage them to get the jab and support the inoculation efforts of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
