The Pasay City government will conduct a simulation exercise at its biggest vaccination site at SM MOA by inoculating around 500 senior citizens on Friday, May 7. (Pasay City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the 500 senior citizens who will be administered the Sinovac vaccine...
KCC Philippines’ 'Kolorful Adventures' for the month of May (KCC) May is Family Month in South Korea and in line with this, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is offering different activities for enthusiasts of Korean films, K-dramas, K-pop and K-Culture. KCC is kicking off May...
Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas on Monday, May 3, expressed confidence that the proposed Bayanihan 3 law will get strong support and will likely be passed swiftly as soon as regular sessions resume on May 16. `Vargas, chairman of the House Committee on Social Services and a co-author of the bill,...
On World Press Freedom Day, Center for Women's Resources (CWR) highlighted the crucial role of free and independent press in democracy and in the struggle for genuine independence. (Noel Celis/AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) "Center for Women's Resources stands in solidarity with media practitioners and...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to establish its recruitment center in the Caraga region to make it easier for those who wanted to join the agency as the government continues to strengthen the country’s maritime security in Northeastern Mindanao In a statement, the PCG said its center for...
The construction of a "mega modular hospital" within the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City has begun, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, April 29. Planning for the DPWH mega modular hospital. (Photo courtesy of DPWH) Public Works and...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima was discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital on Tuesday morning, April 27, after a three-day medical furlough. Senator Leila de Lima is discharged from the Manila Doctors' Hospital Tuesday, April 27, 2021 and is escorted to detention at the PNP Custodial Center...
The Muntinlupa City government on Tuesday opened its second major vaccination hub at SM Center Muntinlupa in Brgy. Tunasan to serve more residents. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi with City Administrator Allan Cachuela, City Councilors Allan Camilon and Ryan Bagatsing and SM Center officers at the...
Despite the order by President Duterte, relocation of national agencies to the much-vaunted New Clark City Government Center is not easy. This was admitted by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President Vince Dizon at the virtual SULONG Pilipinas held Monday, (April 26)....
ePLDT, the Information Communications Technology (ICT) arm of PLDT Enterprise, recently launched its first disaster recovery (DR) facility in Cebu. Housed in ePLDT’s VITRO Data Center Cebu 2, the biggest data center outside Luzon, the facility enables Cebu-based enterprises to develop...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started building another set of "pop-up" hospitals at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City, the agency said in a statement Sunday, April 25. DPWH secretary and isolation czar Mark A. Villar said that the modular health...
Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) and Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) have forged a joint research deal that targets to increase onion production in the Philippines as well as improve the local supply systems. A statement showed that SEARCA and...
