Everything ran like clockwork as former president Fidel V. Ramos would have wanted it. Funeral procession of former president Fidel V. Ramos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) From the seamless transfer of his ashes from his wake at...
Former president Fidel Valdez Ramos was laid to rest on Tuesday, Aug. 9, following a state funeral that was accorded a leader of the country for the first time in 25 years. The vicinity of The Heritage Memorial Park and the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City was filled by families, friends,...
The last time the Philippines held a state funeral for a former president was in 1997 for the late Diosdado Macapagal. The family of the late former presidents Corazon Aquino and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III declined Malacañang’s offer to give each of them a state funeral in 2009 and 2021,...
Netizens are ganging up on comedian Bayani Agabayani after he made a comment about overtime on "Tropang LOL." He said, "Batiin lang natin si direk, lahat ng staff kasi kahit kelan di tayo nag overtime." It seems harmless enough but that he did so after "It's Showtime" extended beyond its allotted...
Vice President-elect and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte paid her last respects to the late Major General Erwin Bernard Neri, former chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP). Vice President-elect Sara Duterte visits the wake of the late ISAPF chief Maj. Gen....
Leading presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. appeared to get emotional when he visited his father, former President Ferdinand Marcos's grave Tuesday, May 10, at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig City. (BBM Media Bureau) These photos provided by the BBM Media...
Incumbent 1st district representative and Marikina City mayoral candidate Bayani Fernando said on Thursday, April 7, that he plans to renovate the city’s main public market and turn it into the world's "longest street mall" and build a supplemental underground parking area if he wins in the...
Incumbent Marikina City 1st District congressman and mayoral candidate Bayani Fernando and the rest of Team BF kicked off the local elective period with a house-to-house campaign on Friday, March 25. Zif Ancheta, Team BF’s vice mayoral candidate, and councilors in the team’s slate, joined him...
Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential bet Leodegario "Ka Leody" de Guzman mocked politicians, including his rivals in the Palace race, during his campaign kickoff on Tuesday night, Feb. 8 in Quezon City. Leody de Guzman (center) poses with supporters at the conclusion of his proclamation speech...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rendered traditional military funeral honors to its former Chief of Staff, General Lisandro Abadia, who was laid to rest at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Saturday, January 29. The Armed Forces of the...
Amid uncertainty, new sculptures on EDSA celebrate the potential of Filipino youth GIVE HOPE; BREED HEROES Jefrë's sculptures, Bayani leaning on DD Meridian Park, and Pag-asa looking down on onlookers and passersby, photo by AJ Despi (Cover Design by Jules Vivas) “The youth is the hope of our...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Philippines has secured about $800 million worth of financing from multilateral development banks (MDBS) in December to ensure the government has funds to procure coronavirus booster shots. Finance Undersecretary Bayani H. Agabin said on Friday, Jan. 7, that...
