The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Philippines to reopen its schools for in-person learning especially for young Filipino children who have continued to miss out on education opportunities since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...
Food-related figures of speech in Filipino Food plays a big role in Filipino life. Not surprising, since we normally have five meals a day and consider the dining table the most ideal gathering place for the family and friends. It is but natural, therefore, that food figures in our speech in the...
Our voice is powerful and should not fall on deaf ears. Protests by the youth are often seen as a nuisance despite being responses to underlying problems. Demands delivered on the megaphones or written on placards are not created on a whim but are borne from countless discourses among...
The Israeli government is now discussing with the Philippines how they could collaborate to ensure the safe conduct of next year’s national election in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Embassy of Israel in the Philippines Following the success of Israel's two elections that occurred in...
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) released on Wednesday, Aug. 25, the results of the College Admission Evaluation (CAE) applications for Academic Year 2021-2022. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) (Photo from Pup.edu.ph / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The results can...
The advocacy group partners with Mondelez Philippines to spread the importance of plastic segregation and finding alternatives Plastic may have found its way in everything we use, one thing is for sure, it doesn't suit the ocean. Every year, countries produce million tons of plastic, 8 million of...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) has joined the calls to postpone the September 2021 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE), citing the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. (Unsplash) "We must not gamble the lives of our future medical practitioners over a...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Philippines to fully hit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination target in every priority group until...
It was a dream come true for Filipino teacher Nicah Santos to be able to study at the prestigious Harvard University in the United States (US). Filipino English teacher Nicah Santos receives a partial scholarship from Harvard University, cites EducationUSA. (US Embassy Philippines) During the...
The enforcement of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) new circular on the temporary suspension of hospital payments claims that are under investigation would mean hospitals would suffer, a hospital group said Wednesday, Aug. 25. (Photo from Pixabay) Private Hospitals...
WHO / AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippine government to ensure that there is a sufficient number of healthcare workers amid the ongoing spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr. Takeshi Kasai said that the Philippines...
Philippine-grown pineapples and mangoes will soon find their way to more markets in the United States of America. (Photo courtesy of the DA) This, after the country's Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) and the USA's Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health...
