Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration deadline for the 2022 elections. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) NUSP forwarded a position paper asking the Comelec to reconsider its stance during the hearing of...
The Australian government has donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Philippines to help the country’s health system grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J. Robinson AO (via Twitter) Australian Ambassador to...
With the policies prepared by the current government, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar is optimistic that the Duterte administration will be able to pass on the leadership confidently to its successors. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
ANGEL THOUGHTS THE MAYOR'S BACK Mayor Isko was previously diagnosed with COVID-19 but has recently recovered (PIO) Welcome back, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno! You have recovered from a COVID infection, which had you hospitalized at the Sta. Ana General Hospital, a city hospital. You were quarantined...
Education transcends traditional means. The world itself is a huge classroom. With the advent of technology, learning has become more accessible, fun, and easier. Movies are among the learning tools with the greatest potential, even in the Philippines, which was considered a major filmmaking center...
Ang Pilipino ay ako NEW NORMAL EDUCATION Silid Aralan sa Embahada is an annual partnership between the Philippine Embassy and UNIFFIED Maryland Chapter in preserving Filipino culture and tradition and celebrating Buwan ng Wika (Language Month) After a week-long class program in mid-August, the...
DOUBLE EXPOSURE World-renowned writer Sylvia Plath known for credited advancing the genre of confessional poetry How does one write? People ask me. Honestly, I don’t know. Maybe it’s as simple as putting words together, one after the other, but I think that devalues the work of many exceptional...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are committed to strengthen the country’s biosurveillance capacity. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña made...
RUSH ME NOT Manila Bulletin Lifestyle editor AA Patawaran and the author For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been in a state of rushing. Rushing to school, rushing to finish a project. I was always in a hurry to grow up, to get a job. To run after sources and to finish my stories. My time...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
Reading specialist Daisy Jane Cunanan-Calado discusses points to consider in education reforms LEARN BY HEART A regular classroom setup pre-pandemic (Ali Vicoy) After participating in various international assessments where the Philippines ranked the lowest in reading, math, and science, the...
