Opposition Senator Leila de Lima’s supporters have renewed their call for her immediate release from detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center after the lawmaker was rushed to the hospital last week. Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan noted De Lima’s continued unjust...
The establishment of the initial community pantry in Maginhawa St., Quezon City has inspired hundreds of individuals to imitate the initiative. A community pantry is a community-led stall enabling the public to give or receive goods for free. In celebration of Earth Day this 2021, the...
Grab Philippines has teamed up with teleconsultation platform, KonsultaMD to provide over P21 million worth of free online healthcare consultations for its drivers and delivery partners amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Grab Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) The move is in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has facilitated free rides for over five million frontline healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence or APORs this year. In a Facebook post Sunday, April 25, the DOTr revealed that its Free Ride for Health Workers Program has tallied a total...
Fans can heave a sigh of relief with actor Khalil Ramos coming out to reveal he is now COVID-free. Khalil caught the virus last March. He shared, "I had very, very mild symptoms. May kaunting hingal tsaka nangati 'yung throat ko nang kaunti, tsaka headaches...migraine, pero hindi ako nagkalagnat at...
A resident of Maginhawa expresses her happiness after getting vegetables from the community pantry. (Noel Pabalate) A day after 26-year-old Ann Patricia Non installed the community pantry at 96 Maginhawa St., Diliman, Quezon City, donations such as rice, vegetables, eggs, canned goods, biscuits,...
Farmers want representation in the Coco Levy’s Trust Fund Management Committee, which is the legally mandated committee tasked to decide on the disposition of the P100-billion worth of coco levy fund and assets. In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) called on the Duterte...
Image from freepik The kids are done with all the Easter Egg kits you ordered? Or you were so busy that you forgot to plan for a day of fun-filled activities? Here’s a list of online printables that you can download for free—all in Easter theme. Try them all (we’ve listed them from the...
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has confirmed that there has been undervaluation of rice imports in the country and vowed to address the issue. (MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) revealed that BoC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero has already initiated to plug...
The Toll Regulatory Board has denied issuing a directive to close Skyway Stage 3, contradicting an earlier announcement made by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). (PNA FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Tuesday, March 16, the TRB emphasized that it did not issue a decision or directive ordering the...
After a year in quarantine, a barangay in Iloilo province logged zero cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of the few remaining communities in the country that has been untouched by the virus. (Photo via Raymund Antonio) Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo had zero COVID-19 cases...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is still urging the Philippine government to resolve what they called as unabated undervaluation of rice imports, which already resulted in nearly P6 billion in losses in government revenues since 2019. FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor noted that the Bureau...
