HOTSPOT Remember Severino Ramos, Arsenio Ymas, Wilson Ramilla, Ramon Paloma, Ruben Baylon and the septuagenarian Elmer Cordero? Known as the Piston 6, they were the jeepney drivers arrested, detained and charged in June, 2020 for protesting the lack of adequate aid for their fellow “tsuper” and...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have teamed up with Grab Philippines to boost vaccine confidence among transport workers by giving out rewards and benefits to those who will get the jab. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Beautiful minds—and they’re Pinoy! Six students of the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) have bagged awards at the Hong Kong International Science Olympiad (HKISO) 2020-2021 and at Hong Kong International Computational Olympiad (HKICO) 2020-2021 held in July. The PSHS System...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta How ironic; the current unemployment rate in the USA is 10 percent, very high for American standards, but at the same time, there is a labor shortage. In agriculture, specifically in the fresh produce sector American farmers have to depend on migrant labor. It is...
29-year-old Kapuso hunk actor Jeric Gonzales broke the hearts of fans too eager to believe he and 47-year-old actress Sheryl Cruz are in a relationship. In an interview, he told Bulletin Entertainment: "Hindi ko po alam kung saan po galing yung mga info na yan. Actually, wall pong ligawan na...
Grab Philippines has assured its users of continued service amid the persisting enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila as a way to keep Filipinos safe from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially the more dangerous Delta variant. A GrabFood delivery rider (File photo/ MANILA...
HOTSPOT As I write this, boxer Carlo Paalam is already assured of a silver medal; his fight today will determine if the Philippines could win a phenomenal second Olympic gold medal. This high hope and high expectation stem in no small part from weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz’s historic Olympic gold...
The Philippine Catholic Church will hold a virtual congress on the Eucharist in solidarity with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest next month. 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu (Cicero Lagarde/CBCP News) Fr. Miguel Garcia, executive secretary of the bishops’...
Soon-to-be married couple Derek Ramsay and Ellen Adarna recently shared their two cents about their respective ex-partners Andrea Torres and John Lloyd Cruz being paired as a love team on TV. "Good for them. More blessings, more fun," said Ellen in an article published on PEP.ph. Derek agreed,...
The Aquino family is filled with gratitude following the launch of a commemorative stamp in honor of the late President Benigno Aquino III. The Philippine Postal Corporation is expected to launch a commemorative stamp in honor of the late President Benigno Aquino III and his contributions to the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) praised a teacher from Kapalong, Davao del Norte for initiating a mobile stage for her kinder students who were not able to join their pictorial as part of their virtual moving-up ceremony for School Year (SY) 2020-2021. (DepEd Facebook page) Kinder teacher Mae...
HOTSPOT People have a lot of questions about the government’s Friday announcement that Metro Manila would again be placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. ECQ is the toughest and most painful type of quarantine since 2020, and thus not easy to forget. We don’t want a...
