The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) mourned on Thursday, July 8, the passing of veteran journalist and media rights advocate Jose Jaime "Nonoy" Espina. Nonoy Espina, center (Photo from NUJP) Espina, 59, died on Wednesday, July 7, after battling liver cancer. As a journalist for over...
Students are urging the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to suspend classes on campuses near Taal Volcano due to the ongoing activity of the volcano. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a letter sent by the PUP Office of the Student Regent to PUP President Manuel M. Muhi on July 7, the...
Filipino higher education students are ready in terms of computer or internet self-efficacy. However, they are unprepared to control their efforts in directing their own learning. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) These were the results of a Philippine Journal of Science (PJS) study conducted by a...
The Philippines has forged closer friendship with China with no strings attached. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and President Xi Jinping of People’s Republic of China pose for a photo prior to their expanded bilateral meeting at the Malacañang on November 20, 2018. (Malacañang) President...
It is, in the words of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, that lawyers must “conduct themselves with honesty and integrity.” These two virtues were extolled by the Chief Justice during the oath-taking of the new officers and members of the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the...
The Philippines will soon be sending its experts to Israel to undergo trainings on drip irrigation system, drug design, and medicinal chemistry. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and...
The Duterte administration is not turning its back on the United States despite its close ties with China. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on July 6, 2021. (Malacañang) President Duterte explained that...
(PSA) The country's total population has reached 109,035,343 in 2020, based on the Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This count was declared official by President Rodrigo Duterte in Proclamation No. 1179 issued on July 6, 2021. In a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended the imposition of sanctions against the University of the Philippines System (UPS), the Mindanao State University (MSU) and four other state universities and colleges (SUCs) for continued failure to liquidate over P607 million in funds granted under...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Wednesday, July 7, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will procure additional aircraft to boost the flee t of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an FA-50 jet during the Sanay Datu...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
OCEA, a French shipbuilding company, has pledged P1.5 billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The investment pledge was revealed by OCEA Chief Executive Officer...
