Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday, Sept. 12 renewed her appeal for the state economic managers to boost the government’s COVID-19 response by allocating a bigger budget for contact tracing in the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. Echoing other colleagues sentiment, Binay said she is...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday pushed for the immediate approval of Senate Bill No. 2369 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, saying there is no better time to enact it into law but now during an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dela Rosa noted that the deployment abroad of Filipino...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, September 12, called Presidential spokesman Harry Roque “rude” and a “bully” after his outburst against doctors for their criticisms of the government’s pandemic response. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo said that the Palace official...
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the issue surrounding the government's procured coronavirus (COVID-19) supplies could have been avoided if only the Senate read the weekly report submitted by the Executive Department to the Legislative. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File...
With the ongoing pandemic and scarcity of available vaccines, senior citizens (mostly grandparents) and children below 18 years old have been cooped up at home for more than 18 months. EVERYDAY IS SPECIAL WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA Francisco and Silveria Tanganim spending time with their...
This designer bag is not only a collector’s item, it also supports sustainability and Filipino craftsmanship BAGThe ‘Harvest’ mooncake bags by Zarah Juan Three fundamental pillars of sustainability are economics, environment, and society. The so called “cherry on top” of its recent...
Filipinos for Filipinos The Philippine Embassy in The Hague commended Filipino community organizations for their humanitarian assistance programs for their fellow Filipinos experiencing difficulties in this pandemic. The commendations were made during a picnic organized by the embassy for Filipino...
Check out Richmonde Hotel’s room packages ESSENTIAL STAYS Richmonde Hotel Iloilo Deluxe King Room When traveling to Iloilo City for work or other important matters, current requirements of the local government for non-residents include a negative RT-PCR test taken at least three days before...
No one is immune against COVID-19. Not even beauty queens. Miss Universe Philippines national director Shamcey Supsup recently took to social media relating to fans how she battled COVID-19 for three weeks. Thankfully, she won. According to the Miss Universe 2011 third-runner up, she...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, September 11, pressed the government to allow as soon as possible limited face-to-face classes in the country as he cited long-term effects of school closure on children and national development. Lack of gadgets and unreliable internet connection are just...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
Granular lockdowns and alert level restrictions should not be confused with each other as they are totally different systems aimed at slowing down the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Epimaco Densing III said on...
