The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and other key agencies have signed a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) that aims to streamline the processes and requirements in relation to local travel amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The virtual signing of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series...
Filipino seafarers and tourists, who were stranded in Spain when the country was included in the Philippines' red list, recently returned home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona/DFA) Through a chartered...
In its recent appeal for donations to the international community, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) asked for donations to provide homes for families whose houses were ravaged by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 18, PRC Chairman and...
Malacañang said that the new testing and quarantine protocols that the government's pandemic task force has set for travelers coming from "green" and "yellow" countries will apply retroactively to travelers who may have arrived in the Philippines before the policy took effect. PIXABAY / MANILA...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica called on local government units (LGUs) to extend the period of renewal of business permits and payment of real property tax until the end of the first quarter of the year, citing the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Aespa’s Winter, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Aespa’s Karina and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon grabbed the first five places in the brand reputation index for individual K-pop girl group members for January 2022. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 97.73 million pieces...
2PM’s Junho, BTS’ Jimin, Kang Daniel, BTS’ Jin and ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo topped the brand reputation index for individual K-pop boy band members for the month of January. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 113.48 million pieces of brand big data covering 703 members of K-pop boy...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon appealed on Saturday, Jan. 15 to the public to continue donating to the PRC fund for the victims of Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) Urgent response for those affected by...
Despite allowing certain international travelers to enter amid the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the Philippines will remain closed to foreign tourists, the government's pandemic task force decided. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement as...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon has reached out to foreign organizations for more support to fund PRC's relief operations for Typhoon Odette victims, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 14. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The government's pandemic task force has placed 14 countries under its red list from Jan. 16 to 31, 2022, but unlike before, Filipinos from these territories will now be allowed to enter the Philippines subject to quarantine without the need for a "Bayanihan" flight. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 14 that it is looking to lower even more the price of its RT-PRC tests despite being the cheapest one around. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Right now we offer the best-priced RT-PCR test in the country,” PRC Chairman and Chief...
