Groups of men and women including ambassadors of some European embassies to the Philipines, non-government organizations (NGOs) and advocacy group members, all donning orange shirts, cycled around Intramuros, Manila on Friday morning, Nov. 25, to kickoff the 18-day violence against women (VAW)...
AWARD FOR NVC –The Negrense Volunteer for Change (NVC) Foundation led by its president Millie Kilayko (second from right) was conferred the Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan award during the special academic convocation for Traditional Awards of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in Manila Tuesday,...
Residents of Palawan and Mindanao were told to be vigilant against flash floods and landslides that moderate to heavy rainfall may bring. Intertropical convergence zone, an area where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, is bringing cloudy skies with rain showers and...
The most vulnerable senior citizens were the beneficiaries of a feeding program conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) - Manila Chapter. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Donated meals from Novotel Araneta were served to 38 senior citizens at Barangay 658 Intramuros, Manila last Nov. 19....
• The company aims for all its projects to have net zero carbon footprint by 2030. • Arthaland Senior Vice-President Oliver Chan said the company is about 60 percent into implementing decarbonization. • Eluria, a luxury residential development in Legazpi Village in Makati City, features 100...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local chief executives of Quezon, Caloocan, and Malabon Cities took the top three spots in the latest survey of the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) for the best performing mayors in Metro Manila. The RPMD announced on Wednesday, Nov. 24, that Quezon City...
The Philippines is seeking an explanation from China why its coast guard allegedly forcefully took from the Philippine Navy a rocket wreckage it retrieved on the waters off the Pag-asa Island. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday the country sent China a note...
Metro Manila’s weekly positivity rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID/ TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group has seen a significant increase in the weekly positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among...
Today is the second day of Manila Bulletin’s 1st Sustainability Forum. Yesterday, nine online talks were presented by companies that have exhibited efforts that went “beyond green.” They include SM Group where Hans Sy Jr. talked about their disaster preparedness and resilience efforts. Oliver...
K-pop girl group Mamamoo will be holding their first ever concert in the Philippines. Mamamoo, composed of Solar, Moonbyul, Hwasa and Wheein, will hold their first world tour “My Con” in Manila on Feb. 12 at the Araneta Coliseum, according to promoter Wilbros Live. Mamamoo at their Seoul...
When Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz was informed last month that there were thousands of balikbayan boxes abandoned in their warehouses, he immediately found himself on a trip down memory lane when he was still struggling to fill up one. As an overseas Filipino worker...
China has denied reports that its coast guard forcibly took from the Philippine Navy an unidentified object off the Pag-asa Island. In a statement on Monday night, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said China’s coast guard took the object, which turned out to be the wreckage of a rocket launched by...
