Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 12, that he expects China’s harassment of aerial patrols by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the...
Malacañang announced that Aug. 30 will be a special non-working holiday in San Juan City to commemorate the Battle of Pinaglabanan. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Proclamation No. 649 was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin with the authority...
President Marcos has pledged to respond to the needs of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines in order to help them in preserving their way of life. "Drawing from our genuine desire to provide them the honor they rightfully deserve, the government reassures its high regard for the indigenous...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Stressing that the strength of the region is its centrality, a Malaysian foreign ministry official said Southeast Asian countries must utilize it amid issues hounding the region. "Anything that we face in the region, be in a political, economic issue, whatever, we need...
Two holidays, including one long weekend, await Filipinos this month of August. File photos Based on Proclamation No. 368 that Malacañang issued in October last year, the two holidays for August are: August 21 (Wednesday): Ninoy Aquino Day August 26 (Monday): National Heroes Day Early this year,...
Despite the postponement of openings in some schools affected by flooding, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Monday, July 29, that 98 percent of public schools nationwide began classes as scheduled. Grade school students, accompanied by their teachers, parents, and...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso launched three projects during the Digital Tayabas City Day at the atrium of the new city hall on Wednesday, July 17. TAYABAS City Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso (fourth from right) receives the Integrated Barangay Civil Registration System...
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel highlighted the core values of freedom, equality, and fraternity that bound the Philippines and France to have closer ties. Bastille Day parade in Paris (Photo from AFP via France Diplomacy X page) On Sunday night, July 14, at the celebration of the...
Conserving the ocean cannot be overstated when the 2nd UN Ocean Conference announced a global ocean emergency. It revealed three major challenges confronting our only home: biodiversity loss, climate change, and marine pollution, sounding the alarm for their potential irreversible damage to the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City-based Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) has pushed for a local measure implementing a weekly car-free day on certain streets here. Lemuel Manalo, IDIS program coordinator, said that the measure would require the people here not to use their...
Malacañang has declared Aug. 15, 2024 as a special non-working day in Bulacan to celebrate the province's founding anniversary. (Malacañang Photo) President Marcos made the declaration through Proclamation No. 625 which was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin with the authority of...
DAVAO CITY – The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in Mindanao (AmCham Mindanao) vowed to uphold the longstanding friendship between Filipinos and Americans during the 78th Philippine-American Friendship Day celebration here on Thursday, July 4. THE American Chamber of Commerce of...
