Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno said he would push for free legal aid in every barrio to provide ordinary citizens immediate access to legal assistance at no cost. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CNN‘s “The Filipino Votes Senatorial Forum”...
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media Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) provides free, fiber-powered WiFi in over 100 barangay halls, airports, seaports, bus stations and train stations in Metro Manila and 33 provinces amid the pandemic. "By providing access to frontliners in these barangay halls as well as those using...
The Philippines will start accepting fully-vaccinated foreign leisure travelers from visa-free countries beginning Feb. 10, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. (Photo from Unsplash) Puyat made the announcement on Friday, Jan. 28, after the Inter-Agency Task Force...
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The Sibol national team is set to compete in all esports titles in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Photo from Sibol After conducting Phase 1 of the Sibol national team qualifiers for titles Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Crossfire last week, the...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa In today's Gospel reading, Jesus said: "The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners" (Luke 4:18). But what if prisoners do not want to be free? What if slaves refuse to break the chains that keep them in bondage? Harriet Tubman,...
The Quezon City government has acquired 100,000 rapid antigen test kits to expand its free COVID-19 testing program. The city government has decided to expand its free testing program to cope with the volume of individuals who would want to get tested at the soonest possible time for immediate...
Five barangays in Pasay City were visited by the team of Kandili ng Kalusugan mobile clinic on Jan. 19. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Kandli ng Kalusugan mobile clinic conducted services to residents from Barangays 105, 106, 107,131 and 132 .The activity was held at the Eduardo “Duay”...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas Filipino (ROFs) who will test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country are welcome to stay at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH). Mayor...
To ensure that all schools nationwide will be smoke-free, the Department of Education (DepEd) calls on various government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and partners to support smoke-free schools and communities. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As far as our policy is concerned, our schools...
No weather disturbance is expected to develop and affect the Philippines in the next two to three days, but various weather systems may affect the country and bring isolated rains and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
