A new breed of heroes SAVING LIVES Tausug villagers trained by the AFP to be an elite rescue unit It was high noon, on a quiet Sunday. The only sound you could hear were the mid-day prayers said in this small but infamous village of Bangkal in Patikul in Sulu, known as a hotbed of terrorist groups....
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz As protests mark the anniversary of the hero’s burial for Ferdinand Marcos, allow me to offer my space to honor the real heroes who fought for freedom and democracy, even to point of offering their lives. These names, all vetted by the Bantayog ng mga...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged unvaccinated individuals on Friday, Nov. 19, to "be modern heroes" and rekindle the traditional bayanihan spirit (unity) by participating in the National Vaccination Day. DILG DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the National...
• On July 4, 2021, the Armed Forces of the Philippines experienced its worst tragedy when the newly acquired Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed in Bangkal, leaving 52 people dead, most of them soldiers who were on their way to their first mission • They had crashed in what was considered enemy...
Filipinos who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are "heroes" as far as President Duterte is concerned. 'HERO', 'UGLY'--President Rodrigo Duterte speaks his mind on vaccinated and unvaccinated Filipinos during his 'Talk to the People' public briefing on Nov. 9, 2021....
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid My piece last week focusing on our three women heroes, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, Maria Ressa, the first Filipino to win the Nobel Prize, and Vice President Leni Robredo, 1Sambayan choice as its candidate for the May, 2022 presidential election,...
Laguna bested Team Paralympic, 12-9, for its ninth straight win in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament Wednesday. Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla powered the Laguna Heroes with victories in the blitz and rapid duels against Asian Para...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to continue to honor the Filipino doctors who continue to be at the frontlines as the country continues to battle coronavirus disease (COVID-19). JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We at the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are in awe of all...
The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development on Tuesday, Sept. 21 approved a substitute measure that would establish the "Order of National Athlete" award, and would grant "sports heroes" lifetime incentives. Weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) The still unnumbered...
Shell gives tribute to today’s vaccinated heroes and Shell Service Champions during the Araw ng Service Champion celebrations on National Heroes Day. For this year’s National Heroes Day, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) honored the everyday Filipino — from vaccinated citizens to...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Stop calling them heroes but treating them like beggars. Pushing them against the wall, taking pleasure in their desperation, waiting for them to make good their threat to quit en masse. On National Heroes Day, doctors and nurses and other frontliners came out in small...
Teachers are considered as heroes of education amidst the pandemic When the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that “education will continue” even amidst a pandemic, teachers knew that they have a very crucial role to play in ensuring that learning will not stop. True enough, when the...
