(Lei Tapang / Save the Children Philippines / file photo) A child rights organization called on the government to ensure that policies and laws for the benefit of learners with disabilities are strengthened and fully implemented. “Learners with disabilities have long been impacted by different...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said he knows a way to save the Philippines some P1.4 billion in fuel costs everyday amid the current volatility in the world crude market. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The situation in the global markets will take a while to stabilize. Meanwhile we are...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus rejects the messianic glory expected by the people of Israel and embraces the destiny of the suffering Son of Man. He invites his would-be follower to do the same — to renounce one’s self, take up one’s cross, and lose one’s life for Jesus and the...
Guji Lorenzana It’s an all-too-familiar story we’ve heard of this past two years. COVID-19 and its variants have been hogging the news cycles so much that it has become the norm. It still stings though when we find out that someone we know has caught it. Just ask Guji Lorenzana. The...
As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world including the Philippines, today’s Google doodle urges people to get vaccinated and wear face masks to help stop the spread of the virus and save lives. media The “Get Vaccinated. Wear a Mask. Save Lives.” animated doodle shows the...
Save Palawan Seas Foundation deploys rapid assessment task force to better understand the destruction of Northern PalawaRn THEY NEED HELP The aftermath of Typhoon Odette (Bobbie Alota from AFP) Through Typhoon Odette, the nation is coming together. Save Palawan Seas Foundation has conducted and...
At least 300 minors will ‘cheat’ possible death and as a bonus, will be able to play, study and spend birthdays like ordinary normal children after expenses for their surgery were assured by the 1PACMAN Partylist on Thursday, Dec. 16. A two-year-old girl with CHD thanks to Deputy Speaker Romero...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid These days, we are given to doom saying or forebodings perhaps because of exposure to “Cassandras” who continually predict that our planet will no longer be able to survive the current onslaught on our environment. Climate change poses a threat, and society...
Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
The Living Laudato Si’ Philippines is inviting the faithful to join the 40-day prayer campaign to save the environment. Laudato Si Philippines image The prayer campaign begins Monday, Oct. 4 to coincide with the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment,...
A child rights organization warned that millions of Filipino learners with disabilities now at a greater risk of falling behind in education due to the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Save the Children Philippines) Save the Children Philippines said...
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) noted a decline in its prevalence worldwide — from one in four girls from 10 years ago to about one in five today. With the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts, the UNICEF fears that 10 million more girls worldwide will end up becoming child...
