Officials from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) conducted a benchmarking activity with the Mandaluyong City government on Friday, Oct. 5, to learn the city's programs and best practices on child development and nutrition. (Photo from Mandaluyong LGU) Dubbed as "Fellowship...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan has relieved from his post the police officer who halted the flow of traffic along Commonwealth Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 5, after he "mistakenly heard" that Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio's vehicle will pass through the...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Dry conditions, particularly in China, caused a "historic" global drop in hydropower generation in the first half of 2023, a new analysis shows, highlighting the effects of climate change. The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot that...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto's State of the City Address (SOCA) on Oct. 5 was cut short when a power box overloaded beside the stage, disabling the screen and sound system at the venue. Photo by Khriscielle Yalao / MANILA BULLETIN Sotto was in the middle of delivering his SOCA speech...
After making waves for enacting radical changes to governance in the City of Pasig, Mayor Vico Sotto said the local government is "seeing the fruits of its labor" through successful projects and programs this year. In his State of the City Address (SOCA) speech for his second term delivered...
The local government of Manila suspended classes on Friday, Oct. 6, in all levels, both public and private, while the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) said it would monitor any flooding that may be caused by the inclement weather. The city announced the suspension around...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has condemned the killing of a man by a policeman outside a bar in Barangay Nova Proper, in the city on Tuesday, Oct. 3. “Mariin nating kinokondena ang insidenteng kinasangkutan ng isang pulis sa Brgy. Nova Proper, Novaliches (We strongly condemn the incident...
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular...
This illustration photo created in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2023, shows the Twitter page of Elon Musk in front of the new X Twitter logo and old bird Twitter logo. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) PARIS, France -- Elon Musk's social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles...
A pedestrian walks past a billboard announcing the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund annual meetings, on the side of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington DC on October 5, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- The World Bank and...
ADNOC headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE (Photo from ADNOC website) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Emirati energy giant ADNOC said Thursday it had awarded contracts to build a major gas project, just weeks before the Gulf state hosts the COP28 climate conference. The company said it would invest in the...
More than 6,700 teaching and non-teaching personnel of public educational institutions in Pasig City will be given P1,000 each as cash incentives in honor of “Teachers' Day,” announced the city government. Photo from Pasig PIO The Pasig City Council approved Resolution No. 377-2023 on its...
