The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stands by its policy of enforcing the “no vax, no ride’’ policy starting Feb. 26, saying it is a “valid exercise of the police power of the government. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the policy is part of the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday expressed his opposition to the proposed measure that seeks to declare June 21 of every year as a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City. Drilon said he strongly opposes the imposition of a special non-working holiday in Tagaytay City as it...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases steadily decline across the region, a fellow of the independent research group OCTA projected that daily cases in Metro Manila will further go down to 500 by Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. Citing the data from the Department of Health,...
Health experts urged the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to conduct a COVID-19 vaccination day solely for kids amid the recent spike of infections in the country. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a webinar titled...
Amid the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, joined education leaders, teachers, learners in the country and around the world in celebrating this year’s International Day of Education. Photo taken at Butuan Central...
Taylor Swift is the first ever global ambassador for Record Store Day. This is the first time that a personality was chosen to represent the day, slated this year on April 23. Swift was chosen by organizers because the singer “has long supported independent music shops and vinyl culture,”...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila's air temperature further dipped to 19.0 degrees Celsius (°C) on Tuesday, Jan. 18, making it the coldest day so far since the northeast monsoon or "amihan" season started in October 2021. Based on the data of the Philippine Atmospheric,...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines further increased after 26,458 new infections were logged on Saturday, Jan. 8—the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano encouraged the city’s senior population to take part in the Senior Citizens Vaccination Day, especially those who remain unvaccinated. Rubiano said the city now has a total of 810 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 5. She said the Senior Vaccination Day is...
Two senators on Wednesday denounced the recent assassination of Trece Martires Assistant City Prosecutor Edilberto Mendoza and the killing of former Pangasinan mayor Aldrin Cerdan, lamenting that the incidents happened within a day of each other, the first happening on New Year’s Eve, and the...
It was a reunion of some sort for Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters as they posed for their first family photo to celebrate the new year after they were placed under quarantine. COVID-FREE—Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters have reunited after completing their...
Reassessing the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) There is a film industry and entries from the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) like Big Night! , Kun Maupay Man It Panahon , and A Hard Day must be supported by the local moviegoers. With the dismal MMFF box office results, we have to...
