The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, June 13, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to enhance their capabilities in law enforcement. The MOA was signed by NBI Director Medardo G. de Lemos and PCG Admiral Ronnie Gil L. Gavan. In a press...
Digital National IDs, like their physical counterparts, should also be accepted by public, government, and private institutions as valid and sufficient proof of identity, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) stressed. The PSA reminded, however, that institutions may also verify the...
The National Security Council (NSC) does not see the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) as a national security threat amid concerns that they are being used as a platform for espionage by a foreign country. But National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año said they are closely...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate is open to passing the House-approved bill that seeks to amend the five-year-old Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. This was one of the main...
More than 500 Metro Manila policemen were dismissed from the service while at least 800 more were punished since July last year as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) stepped up its internal cleansing against erring cops. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said the...
On June 5, 2024, a new addition came to the halls of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Manila City. It was not a painting nor a sculpture, but a taxidermy mount of a Philippine eagle named Geothermica. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the National Museum of...
Same goal, different execution. Carl Tamayo is set to resume his Asia career tour following his recent signing with Changwon LG Sakers in the Korean Basketball League after a half done Japan stint. Carl Tamayo (FIBA) After an unfinished three-year contract in Japan,...
Limited rest is taking its toll on reigning UAAP MVP Kevin Quiambao. After fulfilling his commitment with De La Salle in the Filoil EcoOil 17th ECJ Preseason Cup that saw the Green Archers suffer a sorry loss to eventual champion and UAAP rival University of the Philippines, Quiambao is...
After the heartbreak in Hanoi that ended a hopeful run, the Philippine men’s national football team suffered yet another painful defeat after yielding to Indonesia, 0-2, in the preliminary joint qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday night, June 11, at the Gelora...
(Unsplash) Tarlac 2nd district Rep. Christian Yap has recognized the need to update the nearly 50-year-old building code in order to make country’s edifices more "technology ready". For this purpose, Yap filed House Bill (HB) No. 900, or the...
President Marcos said the Philippines must be prepared as external threats have become "worrisome." President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 61st Founding Anniversary of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) of the Philippine Army at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City, Province of Nueva Ecija...
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms found by authorities inside a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga could have been used as props and are not...
