President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos has made it clear in the ongoing ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit in Tokyo, Japan that Filipino families' welfare is his top concern. House Speaker...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez spoke favorably of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, as an instrument for ensuring the country’s food security. “We are trying to look at ways to boost our rice self-sufficiency and...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has encouraged retiree-pensioners to avail of the Low-Interest Pension Loan Program (PLP), instead of resorting to loan sharks just to fulfill their urgent financial needs. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 11, the SSS reminded pensioners about the PLP...
BUGALLON, Pangasinan – A security guard was killed in a gunfight with a colleague while on duty in a solar power plant in Barangay Gueset here on Saturday, December 9. Police identified the victim as Jeffrey Pandas Camo, 39. Investigation said the suspect, Nelson Loriente, 51, and Camo were...
UN chief Antonio Guterres has raised to the UN Security Council the worsening situation in Gaza, invoking for the first time the Article 99 of the UN Charter as he believed that the developments in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war are already threatening international peace. Guterres early Thursday...
In a bid to achieve water security for Filipinos, Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for the continuous development of water sources nationwide. In a conversation with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Vince Revil on Saturday, Dec. 2, Tolentino cited several water...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) After expressing initial reluctance, the National Security Council (NSC) has allowed a civilian group to visit the...
ATHENS, Greece – Players in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector are re-assessing the impact of high gas prices as well as targets of infrastructure development expansion amid the transitioning of many energy markets into cleaner energy solutions. At the World LNG Summit that will kick...
By YVETTE TAN In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos wanted assemble the Infinity Gauntlet so he could eradicate half of all life in the universe because he claimed that genocide is what is needed to restore balance and to keep resources from being depleted by overpopulation. This was not his reason for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A security officer was gunned down here on Monday, November 27. POLICE and paramedics attend to a shooting victim in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police identified the victim as Ricky Funtilon Casipe, 48, of Sitio Buenagatas, Boalan, this city. Casipe,...
The amnesty granted to rebels and insurgents will create a climate conducive to peace and reconciliation, the National Security Council (NSC) said. In its statement, the NSC said the amnesty will also provide a pathway for former rebels to reintegrate into the society and give them access to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) The Philippines is "on a roll". An upbeat House Speaker Martin Romualdez had this to day during the third and final day of the 31st Asia-Pacific...
