The Philippines has been recognized by the United Nations' (UN) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for its free internet access program in Western Mindanao. Philippine Ambassador Evan P. Garcia (third from left) and Mr. Jeffrey Valdez (rightmost) of the Philippine Mission in Geneva with...
Visa-free flights to Korea via Clark By Emmie V. Abadilla South Korea now allows visa-free entry through Yangyang International Airport, 158 kilometers from Seoul, from the new Clark International Airport (CRK). This developed as South Korean low cost carrier, Fly Gangwon, will operate flights from...
Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. is automatically upgrading existing and new FiberX Plan 1500 subscribers, doubling their internet service speed from 50Mbps to 100Mbps for the same price of P1,500/month starting today, Wednesday, June 1. Subscribers now have a...
An eight-month campaign rallying for smoke-free beaches, parks, and tourist destinations in Boracay Island and Aklan was launched on Tuesday, May 31, coinciding with the celebration of World No Tobacco Day. NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) Such was launched by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with...
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will be helping the church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in validating election returns (ERs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of...
Despite the huge crowd generated in the recent political campaign period in Bulacan, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Monday, May 16, that five municipalities and one city in the province have remained Covid-19-free. Based on the Covid-19 update released by the PHO, these are the...
The two Philippine representatives trailed in the standings after the first seven games of the Free Fire esports event in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Friday, May 13 at the Vietnam National Convention Center. Photo from Sibol Sibol Free Fire Team 2, composed of professional players from the...
Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC in Pasay City on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent report of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible...
Around 1.9 million passengers in Quezon City have benefitted from the city government's QCity Bus Augmentation Program since January this year. The free ride program was a project of the Quezon City program in 2020 to address the lack of available public transportation due to community quarantine...
The Quezon City (QC) government announced on Saturday, May 7, that a total of 4,920 elderlies in the city registered to its free maintenance medicine program since it resumed last April 5. Through the QC Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program, elderly residents are given free maintenance...
The Light Rail Transit Authority announced Saturday, May 7, that LRT-2 will provide free rides to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) during the National Election on May 9, 2022. The free ride is one of the proposed measures of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) through its Task Force on...
Parañaque City City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has declared 15 barangays in the city as drug free and that only one community in the city remains to have a drug problem. Olivarez made the announcement during the Monday regular flag raising ceremony held at the City Hall quadrangle and hosted by the...
