Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III has warned the public that the Philippines might end up replicating the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Europe if we let our guard down. WHAT PHYSICAL DISTANCING?--A huge number people gather outside Las Piñas Medical...
United States Congressional Gold Medals given to surviving kin of 24 Filipino World War II veterans HERO’S HONOR Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer (third from right) joins a surviving kin of a Filipino World War II veteran during the US Congressional Gold Medal...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion’s proposal to set up "Bakuna Bubbles" is enjoying renewed support, especially when it pertains to outside the National Capital Region (NCR). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) No less than Department of Health...
Balanga, Bataan Bishop has asked presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to work for the welfare and rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "I told him to put God first and to work for the welfare and...
The country’s COVID-19 response results would have been different if the Executive Department listened to the senators’ request as early as April 2020 to let embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III resign, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, November 8 said. Senator Francis...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will appoint a new Department of Health (DOH) secretary if elected president, emphasizing the need for someone “competent” and “accountable". Former Health secretaries Manuel Dayrit and Esperanza Cabral join presidential aspirant Vice...
The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) has lauded the government’s decision that lowered Metro Manila’s quarantine status to a more relaxed alert level. In a statement, Francisco Ed Lim, FINEX president said the National Capital Region’s (NCR) shift to Alert Level 2...
Mohan Francisco Several years ago, the modelling industry opened doors for Mohan Francisco. (na dating Mike Elhag!) He has worked with almost all fashion designers. (ay pengeng outfit!) In 2010, he won the Fashionismo Model Search. Years later, he became talent of TV5 and ABS-CBN. (rumatsada si...
“Forester of Nations & The Last Resort” reveals the significant events that shaped the life of lawyer Estelito Mendoza whose brilliant career started when he was tapped by former President Ferdinand Marcos to join his government initially as Solicitor General. 'Forester of Nations & The...
Tech entrepreneurs (techpreneurs) of Filipino heritage made waves in the Silicon Slopes Summit held on October 14 to 15, 2021, in Utah. Philippines-based cofounder of Yield Guild Games Gabby Dizon presents the business model in gaming “Play to Earn,” which allows players to convert their time...
Vice President Leni Robredo finds it bothersome that Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was not consulted in the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) recent decision to waive the quarantine retirement for vaccinated travellers coming from so-called "green" countries. Vice...
The Philippines is among the top Southeast Asian countries with most number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and taking the 20th spot worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a recorded televised public briefing which was aired just minutes before midnight,...
