The National Youth Commission (NYC) is now accepting applications to the 5th ASEAN University Student Council Union (AUSCU) Conference. (Unsplash) The application is open to enrolled Filipino students aged 17 to 28, proficient in written and spoken English, and those who have a Philippine passport...
The Council of the Laity of the Philippines (Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas) is urging eligible voters to register with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to be able to vote in the 2022 national elections. Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Bro. Roquel Ponte, president of the council said, eligible...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (Cocopea) said that some regional offices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) are still imposing a 30-percent income tax rate on proprietary education institutions despite the suspension of the order by the Department of Finance...
The Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) raised alarm over unrelenting violations and impunity that could possibly pose threat to a "clean and democratic" 2022 polls. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) CPDG cited the Sagay massacre where nine sugar workers were killed in...
The Muntinlupa City Council on Monday passed an ordinance banning visits to cemeteries on All Saints’ Day or “Undas.” Under the ordinance, visits to cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria in Muntinlupa are banned from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 and violations will be penalized. Everest Hills...
A civic group decried the administration's counter-insurgency program which has been "sowing terror and repression" among peasant and Indigenous communities. (Unsplash) According to the Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG), Duterte's counterinsurgency program has taken the lives...
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) warmly welcomed Niñaliza Escorial as its new Deputy Executive Director. IMG_20211013_113046 The DOST-PCIEERD said Escorial, a registered chemical...
Some senators on Wednesday suggested that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in feeding programs administered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other government agencies. During the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the budget of Department of Health (DOH) and its...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), reported on Tuesday that 80 percent of the eligible adult population in National Capital Region (NCR) had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During a phone interview, Olivarez said the...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance Monday shortening the curfew hours that will be imposed in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro told Manila Bulletin that under the measure, the new curfew hours in Muntinlupa will be from midnight to 4 a.m., or four hours, starting Oct. 13. The...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury of Great Britain (L) lands a punch on US challenger Deontay Wilder (R) during the fight for the WBC/Lineal Heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 9, 2021. (AFP) Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a...
Two groups on Tuesday, Oct. 5, said "retiring" President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for continuous killings and human rights violations in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte on Saturday, Oct. 2, announced his retirement from politics and dropping...
