Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWC) have signed a Fifth Amendment to the Revised Concession Agreement (RCA) covering the operation of the waterworks and sewerage services in the Service Area East. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila were urged to join Pope Francis in the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25 by organizing a Mass. Photo RCAM In a circular letter, Fr. Carmelo Arada, the vice chancellor of the archdiocese, said parishes are encouraged...
The world celebrates happiness today. If that made you smile and feel happy, good! Spread happiness through smiles and acts of kindness – you will certainly make someone happy. The observance of International Happiness Day goes beyond smiles and fleeting happy moments. Happiness is a serious...
By Terence L. Ranis Police seized some P630,000 worth of marijuana from four persons in a buy-bust operation at Port Area in Manila on Friday, March 18. The suspects were identified as Ryean Espinosa, 18; Robin Diaz, 24; Frances Jude Delmo, 26; and John Ferry Bayrante, 24, all residents of Port...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Joseph is the “husband” of Mary because they have undergone the erusin (betrothal) ceremony before Mary was discovered to have a child, and then the nisuin (wedding) after the angel explained to Joseph the conception of Mary’s child. In the last ceremony, Joseph “took his...
501 years ago in the Philippines, according to the notes of Magellan’s diarist ITALIAN CHRONICLER Antonio Pigafetta (Mariqui Romero) Here are direct quotes from Antonio Pigafetta, Italian nobleman and diarist of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who led an expedition of five ships, the...
By Terence L. Ranis A 54-year-old man was shot dead by an unidentified gunman near his house at Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila on Thursday, March 17. Police Lt. Adonis Aguila, chief of Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section, identified the victim as Solayman Malges, a resident of Purok 2,...
By Terence L. Ranis A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, March 17, allegedly for molesting a seven-year-old boy behind a mall on C. M. Recto Avenue in Manila. The suspect was identified as Ivan (surname withheld), former tricycle driver, a resident of Baseco Compound in Binondo, police said....
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) allocated over P5 billion in capital expenditures this year to upgrade its major port gateways in Manila, Batangas and Laguna as well for acquisition of more modern and eco-friendly equipment, the company disclosed on Thursday, March 17. Part of ATI's investment will...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos said the upcoming May 9 polls will be about securing a good future for Filipinos, and not about settling his old score with his rival, Vice President Leni Robredo. Former senator Bongbong Marcos (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo (!MANILA BULLETIN) "This...
As the nation marked the second anniversary of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced that Metro Manila and 47 other areas will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 until March 31. This move is beneficial to economic recovery. The full operation of...
By Terence L. Ranis Two cellphone snatchers were arrested in a police operation in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday, March 15. Police Lt. Col. John Guiagui, chief of Manila Police District (MPD) Sta. Cruz Station, identified the suspects as Valentin Tuli, 27, a resident of Tenajeros Street, Malabon, and...
