The Philippines has registered its highest mortality rate in 63 years in 2021, with more than 760,000 deaths recorded mostly due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and heart attacks, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said. (FILE PHOTO) Citing data from the Philippine Statistics...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlighted the need for the country to do its own research and development on vaccines, the head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Unsplash) During the Laging Handa briefing, DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Peña...
Riot Games has already issued an apology “Riot Games claimed that my original artwork is their intellectual property,” Ukraine-based artist Kutty Sark cried through a post on Instagram over the weekend that set a buzz online. The work that got a red flag from the American video game development...
The Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to amend certain sections of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) Charter, and make it an attached agency of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Voting 23-0-0, the Senate passed during its hybrid plenary session...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar As the election campaign nears, a lot of people have been asking me who I am voting for in the May national elections. I do not have an answer for that question right now but there is a question that I think is equally important—what kind...
Aspirants for national elective posts in the 2022 elections were urged to support the Decriminalization of Abortion Bill after presidential candidates were asked about their stance on abortion. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "We are glad that decriminalization of abortion is one of the top...
Senator Imee Marcos is worried that mock elections held last year did not thoroughly run through COVID-19 pandemic protocols and might lead to voters losing their way at election centers and being disenfranchised in the May 9, 2022 elections. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Electoral Reforms and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that she can file an impeachment complaint against fellow Commissioner Aimee Ferolino. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon appears before members of the media after attending mass at the...
With her looming retirement, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that she will bow out with honor and excellence. (Photo from Rowena Guanzon Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Guanzon is set to retire on Feb. 2, Wednesday, the main reason she...
As another round of oil price increases are scheduled today (February 1), Senator Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan called for the timely release of fuel discounts, seedlings, farm equipment, and other assistance to farmers and fisherfolk contained in the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA)....
A joint report by First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) raised their growth forecast for 2022 to 7.0 percent from 6.0 percent stating the economic recovery is back on the fast growth lane. In the January issue of the Market Call, FMIC and UA&P...
