The Philippine National Police (PNP) has logged its 65th fatality from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the death of a police officer assigned in Metro Manila, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar revealed Friday, May 28. (File photo courtesy of PNP) PNP Chief Eleazar said the fatality was a...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, May 28, appealed to the government to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and travelers bound for Cebu. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The chairman of the Senate labor...
The government may ease restrictions now that the number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has been decreasing, but this should be done gradually, a member of the OCTA Research group said Friday, May 28. OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of cases in the National...
Water concessionaire Manila Water announced Friday that several parts of Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasig, and Quezon City will experience water interruption next week. In a Facebook post, Manila Water said that 39 barangays in the said cities will be affected by a maintenance activity in Quezon City...
The government is not giving some places the preferential treatment in the allocation of the popular coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Malacañang clarified Friday, May 28. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the allocation of US-made vaccines to Metro Manila, Metro...
A dream come true for singer-actor Ronnie Liang. He is now a licensed pilot. Ronnie happily announced the achievement via social media, recently. He wrote, "After countless sleepless nights of studying and a multitude of flying hours of learning. My childhood dream when I was in 4th grade has now...
A 60-year-old man's face was scorched by a fire that razed a residential area in Tondo, Manila on Thursday (May 27). Authorities identified the victim as Roberto Alagos. The fire started at the kitchen area of a five storey structure located at Del Fierro St., Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila, City at...
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) announced on Thursday, May 27, its plan to vaccinate its employees and students against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through its university vaccination program. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a memorandum released on Thursday, Ateneo President Roberto...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed tax evasion cases against 12 corporations and six store owners based in Metro Manila for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totalling to more than P410 million. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) Revenue Deputy Commissioner for Legal Marissa O. Cabreros said...
A total of 1,415 caddies, workers, and employees from five major golf clubs in Metro Manila have received payouts of more than P7 million under the government's cash assistance program for workers displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Pixabay) Department of Tourism...
Despite the downward trend in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said that there are still a lot of factors that should be considered before restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR) bubble area can be further relaxed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Four smuggled luxury sports cars were found hidden behind bales of used clothing or "ukay-ukay" in a cargo from Japan at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). LUXURIOUS CATCH -- This Mercedes Benz SLK sports car was among the four luxury vehicles uncovered by BOC agents from a shipment...
