‘It was the best year of my life at the worst possible time’ When Filipinos are asked what they miss most from their pre-pandemic lives, a complete set of fingers might not be enough to count all the answers. But apart from leisure activities such as seeing a movie in a theater or dining out...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Let’s be honest, we are such an immature nation when it comes to politics. We’re onion-skinned, fiercely partisan, and ready to part with the best of friends over political affinities. Our political landscape is personality and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The most recent announcement from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) brought much hope even if the mood of optimism that followed it may have appeared muted. Yesterday, the National Capital Region (NCR) started to...
Senator Imee Marcos is fed up with criticisms against their family over the 20-year rule of her father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., ahead of the 2022 elections. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) In a radio interview on Saturday, October 16, the senator said the country...
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute’s (DOST-ITDI) Halal Cosmetics and Toiletries project won first prize in the 5th International Symposium and 12th Scientific Conference Poster Paper Research Competition held in September. Photo by Matthew Tkocz...
The Philippines won in the 7th Asia Packaging Network (APN) International Packaging Symposium held in September. (DOST-ITDI) The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) bagged silver and bronze awards at the APN International Packaging Symposium...
A tandem between former senator Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr., and Sen. Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go is not impossible in 2022. Former senator Bongbong Marcos files his Certificate of Candidacy for president at the Sofitel Tent, Oct. 6 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) ‘’Everything...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has extended its livelihood assistance programs for needy workers in areas of Pangasinan who have been affected by the pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers...
Youth groups aired disappointment over the non-inclusion of Makabayan senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares in the senatorial slate of Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Friday, Oct. 15, the National Union...
Labor leader and presidential hopeful Leodegario "Leody" De Guzman lamented his exclusion from an online poll on presidential contenders in the 2022 elections. Leody De Guzman (Photo from @LeodyManggagawa) The online presidential poll was conducted on Facebook by a news media outfit. De Guzman, who...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
Political parties and candidates for president and vice president have started releasing their respective senatorial slate for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections -- lists that mostly include familiar names in politics. Senators gather in the Senate plenary in the opening of the 18th...
