The US Peace Corps has renewed its pact with international non-government organization Rare to build resilient and sustainable coastal communities in the Philippines over the next five years. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) "The US Peace Corps is pleased to be renewing its...
DAVAO CITY – The five-story national museum worth P200 million in Davao City will open in December 2022, Museo Dabawenyo head Winne Rose G. Bulig said on Monday. Bulig said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the structure inspired by durian, Mindanao’s iconic fruit,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in the Philippines has slightly increased to 2.5 percent but the country’s risk level remains “very low,” the independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, March 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in an update shared on Twitter, said...
Around 8,900 military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces will participate in the Balikatan 2022, the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led drills that will take place across Luzon from March 28 to April 8. (Photo courtesy of the US...
After thousands flocked the PasigLaban grand rally of Vice President Leni Robredo, University of the Philippines Professor Jorge Tigno said supporters of Robredo are "more diverse and inclusive." (Photo from VP Leni Robredo's Facebook page) In an interview over One News' The Big Story, Tigno said...
The Philippines is now the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the 2022 World Happiness Report (WHR), Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO) Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippines earned the second spot among Southeast Asian countries in the...
At least 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the US Embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday, March 22. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) It will be the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led...
House Committee on Ways and Means chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says the 2020s could become the best decade ever for the Philippines in terms of foreign direct investment (FDIs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) This, after it was reported Monday, March 21 that President...
Health workers from the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) staged a protest on Monday, March 21, to call for a salary increase the release of "long overdue" unpaid benefits. (Photo from AHW) Eleazar Sobinsky, President of LCP Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers said health workers...
President Duterte said he decided to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities amid the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Europe to "get it over with." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made this statement after Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose...
An average Filipino student loses P6,600 per year or a total of P1.9 trillion due to school closures amid the ongoing global health crisis, according to a study conducted by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As of March, 312 out of 1,950 higher...
The Muntinlupa City government has finally decided to avail of a low-interest loan being offered by Land Bank of the Philippines after the latter reminded that the program will expire next month. During the flag raising ceremony on March 21, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced that the city...
