Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte is furious at the Department of Health (DOH) for allegedly bungling the distribution of allowance to health care workers (HCWs) pursuant to Republic Act 11712 or the Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers...
Multidisciplinary artist Demetrio dela Cruz explores new grounds for his art in his latest exhibit 'Serigraphos' A blank canvas is an invitation to do great things. In its simplest state, it can be a battlefield or a playground that holds many possibilities and challenges that an artist must...
Ron Howard’s 'Thirteen Lives' dishes out a compelling story about the Thai youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave Last month, Amazon has just premiered local content on Prime Video, announcing that the first local Amazon Original , Comedy Island: Philippines , with partner Base...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The recorded deaths among those vaccinated against Covid-19 were not because of the vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Sept. 2. “Lahat po ng...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave a rundown of the problems being faced by its Manila Bay rehabilitation project during the 2023 budget hearings at the House of Representatives. The main problems mentioned were informal settlements, invasive water plants, and solid...
From local folklore and epic tales to retelling of the lives of icons September is proving to be another great time for streaming with upcoming shows and films slated to be released on different platforms this month. If there is a theme we are seeing this month, it is the retelling of tales and...
What should heroism mean in our time? That is the question Filipino visual artist Juanito Torres tries to find an answer to with his latest showcase dubbed “The Hero In Our Time.” Launched last Aug. 27, days before the annual celebration of National Heroes Day (Aug. 29), the exhibit puts the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has shrugged off criticisms raised by some lawmakers against the hefty unprogrammed funds under the Marcos administration’s proposed national budget for next year. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman on Wednesday, Aug. 31, said the DBM is ready to...
The government’s two main tax agencies secured more than a quarter of the Marcos administration’s budget for information and communications technology (ICT) next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 31, that the...
Calling on the Film Academy of the Philippines to take action Here we go again. As we write, there has been no official Philippine entry yet submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the Best International Feature Film of the Year. The Film Academy of the Philippines...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) did not withhold income taxes amounting to P3.268 billion after procuring P11.806 billion in Covid-19-related items from non-resident foreign corporations (NRFCs), thus resulting in loss of revenue on the part of the national...
Erasmus+ scholar Bryan Levina Viray to represent the Philippines at the first Choreomundus Dance Film Festival with his short film ‘Ella, a female morion’ French audience is about to get a glimpse of the craft behind the Philippines’ Moriones Festival as Bryan Levina Viray brings his “Ella,...
