(From left to right) Atty. Ed Gastanes, Chef de MIssion Mariano Araneta, Nesthy Petecio, Rep. Abraham Tolentino, Coach Don Abnett and Coach Marcus Manalo. (Photo from Dinah Remolacio) Don Abnett, the Australian Olympic head coach of the Philippine boxing team, whose strategies were instrumental...
Kids with underlying medical illnesses are "more vulnerable" to severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Tuesday, Aug. 10. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of the Philippines (PIDSP)...
AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN Adult members of the family should get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to protect children from the viral illness, the Pediatric Society of the Philippines (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines...
The Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City is now equipped to handle more cases of patients infected by the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 HOSPITAL--The construction of five modular hospitals with 108 beds intended for severe and critical cases of COVID-19 have been...
The identities of three more Philippine Army (PA) personnel who perished in a devastating military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last month have been confirmed by the authorities, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Tuesday, August 10. Corporal Jemmar Mondido (Photo courtesy of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will request the extradition of the 61-year-old American diplomat who was indicted in the United States for having sex with a Filipino minor while posted in Manila if Philippine authorities could determine that the offense committed is “extraditable.”...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spearheaded Monday, August 9, the celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month with a vow to uphold the law of armed conflict amid the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff,...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) to host a series of virtual job fairs that would benefit members of the local tourism industry. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
The United States Embassy has omitted from its official press release the name of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go from among the top Philippine officials who attended the ceremony to welcome the arrival of more than three million doses of US-donated Moderna vaccine in Manila on August 3,...
Long before Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), he has already inspired various people from all walks of life, including a mother who went on to raise the child in her womb as a member of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) just...
Three more cadavers were identified as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), continues the painstaking efforts of identifying those who died in the tragic military cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last month. Colonel Ramon Zagala,...
An anthropology professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman offered an explanation regarding the controversy involving Apo Whang-od of Kalinga and Palestinian-Israeli content creator Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily. Tattoo master Apo Whang-od and vlogger Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily...
