BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod helped a pregnant women give birth to a baby girl in front of the central fire station on San Juan St. here on Saturday, Nov. 22. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, BFP-Bacolod spokesperson, said they assisted an emergency labor case at 10 a.m....
In honoring late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. on his 108th birthday anniversary, President Marcos shared that one of the many lessons his father imparted to him was to respect and fight for the dignity of Filipinos. "These are the many, many lessons that we must maintain, always, our...
LAOAG CITY – Malacañang has declared Sept. 11 as a special non-working day in Ilocos Norte to mark the 108th birth anniversary of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, in signing Proclamation No. 1010 on Sept. 3, said this is to give the people of...
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) will announce the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees—the region’s most prestigious honor celebrating transformative leadership and service—on August 31 through a global broadcast. The announcement coincides with the 118th birth anniversary of President...
A nurse takes care of a newborn baby in a neonatal room of a hospital in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Jeon Jin-hwan/Newsis via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should exhaust all means at helping Filipinos who are not yet registered in the civil registry acquire their birth certificates. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said at the very least, the PSA should adopt a proactive, community-based approach in...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Sunday, January 5 joined other lawmakers in commending the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in cancelling fraudulent birth certificates saying the OSG’s move directly confirms the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. “The OSG's move directly...
Some senators on Friday, January 3, welcomed the government's plan to cancel all birth certificates illegally acquired by foreigners in the country. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva lauded the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which made the promise following...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 2, renewed the push for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Hontiveros made the call after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) announced that it will focus...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Over 400 individuals listed as recipients of confidential funds disbursed by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) have no birth certificates, Manila...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A measure aimed at establishing an administrative process to swiftly cancel birth certificates that were fraudulently obtained by foreign nationals hurdled the committee level at the...
CEBU CITY – Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado on Monday, Nov. 4, led the commemoration of the 128th birth anniversary of the late President Carlos P. Garcia. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (ninth from left) is joined by government officials in the province during the commemoration of the 128th...
