Those fully vaccinated individuals who had breakthrough coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection may receive booster shots, a vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) head Dr. Nina Gloriani...
OFW Forum Though ex-President Ferdinand Marcos died way back in 1989, his intriguing mystique apparently remains alive and is now unwittingly aiding in significant ways the presidential bid in May 2022 of his only son, Ferdinand Junior. Bedeviled in two fronts by disqualification petitions and...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Filipinos who live and work overseas often find themselves in a great quandary whenever the subject of public governance crops up in discussions with compatriots and with nationals of different countries. In Hong Kong, a small China city with a population of less than eight...
The Philippine Post Office (PHLPost) released on Saturday, Nov. 3, a new stamp collection featuring the country's 10 world-renowned icons as a tribute to the indomitable Filipino spirit. (Photo from Philippine Post Office) The new collection is under the "Living Legends: World-Renowned Filipinos,"...
Filipino photographers won big at the annual APEC photo contest for 2021 out of over a thousand photo submissions, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Nov. 12. Popular Choice Winner: Pandemic: Education and innovation by Rober Marrel Dela Vega Three entries from the Philippines...
The first series of ‘Living Legend: World-Renowned Filipinos’ will feature icons such as Tony winner Lea Salonga and international fashion designer Josie Natori In the past, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has been spotlighting Filipino culture and heritage through commemorative...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion On paper, the country’s 10.2 million plus overseas Filipino community as per Commission on Overseas Filipinos (CFO) data looks formidable. In theory, they can significantly influence or even alter the outcome of the country’s national elections in 2022. However,...
The prolonged community quarantine restrictions took a heavier toll on workers as the number of jobless Filipinos surpassed the four million mark in September, raising the country’s unemployment rate to its highest level since last January. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on...
The Muntinlupa City government awarded P100,000 to a public school teacher in the city who was named one of the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi gave the P100,000 incentive to Jason Albaro, head teacher III at Muntinlupa National High School...
Senators favored on Monday, October 11, the inclusion of a special provision in the 2022 national budget that would prohibit the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) from collecting "unauthorized" registration fees. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This, after the officials of the CFO failed to...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has a modern way of appreciating Filipinos' show of support for the Philippine-China relations. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (Facebook/Manila Bulletin) Believe it or not, just by commenting on the Facebook page of the Chinese...
Three more overseas Filipinos died of COVID-19 infections over the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a weekly bulletin, the DFA recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases and 63 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad for the same period....
