Photo from Philippine Business for Education/MANILA BULLETIN *By Hannah Nicol * The Quezon City local government and the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) launched the "JobNext" program to boost the employability for young Filipinos in the city on Monday, June 26. JobsNext is an initiative...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte vowed to continue to improve the initiatives of the local government for migrant workers from the city and their families during International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert Houngbo’s visit at the Quezon City Hall on Tuesday, June 27. In her...
(Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila local government started the administration of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines to its healthcare workers on Tuesday, June 27. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna- Pangan spearheaded the bivalent vaccination among the healthcare workers at Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila. The...
*By HANNAH NICOL * The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested two men for theft in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, on Monday, June 26. Operatives of the QCPDÂ Payatas Bagong Silangan Station (PS 13) identified the suspects as Michael Devera Agustine, 42, and Cristian Retita Borlasa, 24, both...
Photo Courtesy of Migrante Internation/MANILA BULLETIN Migrante International and other human rights group reaffirmed their appeal for the clemency and freedom of Filipina death-row convict Mary Jane Veloso during her family’s recent visit to Indonesia. On Monday, June 26, Overseas Filipino...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay brought her campaign to promote sustainability and climate change action to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a participant to the Cities Climate Finance Roundtable at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Makati City...
The Mandaluyong City local government celebrated Pride Month on Monday, June 26, by giving due recognition to members of the LGBTQ+ community in the city and throughout the world. During the city government's assembly, Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos swore in officials of the Mandaluyong Rainbow...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. announced water service interruptions in portions of Bacoor City and Imus City in Cavite from June 28 until August 8. In a Facebook post on June 25, Maynilad says their customers will have no water from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. during the scheduled dates as they conduct...
A 56-year-old man, tagged as the No.1 most wanted person by the Taguig police for the crime of statutory rape, was arrested on June 26. The accused was identified by the police as Edwin Jamon, a barber, who had a pending warrant of arrest for statutory rape issued on May 17 by Judge Loralie Cruz...
The General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging UN member states to promote and improve mental health services. The resolution calls on member states to promote and improve mental health services as an essential component of universal health coverage by integrating a human rights...
The SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft will depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and return scientific research samples and hardware to Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said on Monday. The spacecraft is scheduled undock from the ISS at...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A quarter of children around the world are set to live in poverty this year after Russia's war in Ukraine raised food and energy costs, a rights group warned on Monday. The KidsRights index, based on figures supplied by UN agencies, said children are also at risk from...
