Are we truly free? Independence Day celebrations have become rather dull over the past years. This year, sadly, is no exemption, especially since the country’s holiday of holidays fell on a weekend—effectively removing the last thing most people look forward to every June 12, which is not...
June 12 is one of the most colorful holidays in the Philippines marking the country's liberation from its Spanish colonizers in 1898. Independence Day flag raising ceremony at the Luneta. (Manila Bulletin file photo) Before the pandemic, it was a holiday people commemorated by decorating public...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may not yet be ready to ease its quarantine status to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive of the four risk classifications imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Santi, the sanitation robot, is deployed...
Residents and workers in Rizal province are in for a long weekend break, starting Friday, June 11, due to the twin holidays preceding Sunday. Proclamation No. 1150, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by the authority of President Duterte, had earlier declared June 11, 2021, as a...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus might shift to an "ordinary" general community quarantine (GCQ) by mid-June amid the improving health situation, Malacañang declared Thursday. A health worker gives a coronavirus shot to an essential worker while Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar...
Media broadcasting has emerged as a top local industry as far as job vacancies are concerned. (Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng / Unsplash) This was bared by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay as she announced on Wednesday, June 9 the conduct of an...
June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) June Mar Fajardo admitted that it will take some time before he gets his timing back after missing all of last season due to an injured shin. “Sa totoo lang, hanggang sa ngayon mentally medyo naiilang pa ako,” the San Miguel Beermen said during a recent episode of...
The country can expect 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this month as the tight global supply has started to ease, President Duterte said Monday. An airport employee waits to receive a coronavirus jab at a vaccination site located in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021...
(PIXABAY) The Philippines will experience its longest day of the year on June 21, during an astronomical event known as the summer solstice, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its astronomical diary, PAGASA said that Philippine nights...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) cancelled its flights to and from Dubai from June 1 to 15, 2021 after the government extended the ban on travelers from the United Arab Emirates. Cebu-Pacific-A320Neo-Plane-01-2 In a statement Monday night, June 1, the airline said it has informed affected passengers via contact...
The country's health frontliners attending to coronavirus patients will continue to receive a special risk allowance from the government. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 42 authorizing the continued grant of COVID-19 Special...
