'TOL Views Senator Francis N. Tolentino We are in a state of public health emergency by virtue of Proclamation No. 922. As such, we are all urged to act within the bounds of the law and to comply with the lawful directives and advisories to be issued by the appropriate government agencies to...
Sentro Rizal Toronto launches Children’s Corner in celebration of PH’s Nat’l. Children’s Week Sentro Rizal Toronto of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto celebrated Philippine National Children’s Week with the launch of Children’s Corner on its official website recently....
Two advocacy groups are calling for stronger measures to curb Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC), saying that the effort should be integrated among various stakeholders – from the government, private sector, civil society, to the communities and families – as the world...
The government’s pandemic task force has decided to allow foreign spouses and children of Filipino citizens to enter the Philippines without the need to present the required outbound ticket, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as...
President Duterte on Monday called out Public Attorney's Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta on her stand against the government's COVID-19 vaccination program for children. President Rodrigo Duterte and Public Attorney's Office chief Persida Acosta (FILE PHOTO) "For those who are against the...
If he clinches a Senate seat this May, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will increase the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) employed in the public sector and will enforce the livestreaming of all public bidding for government projects. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Filipino children are not compelled to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, it reiterated that the vaccines can provide protection against the viral illness. This was the reminder of DOH...
PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Panamanian authorities announced Thursday that as part of an operation to disrupt a sex trafficking ring, 10 children were rescued and three people in Panama and Costa Rica were arrested. US Department of State ''The victims in this case range between the ages of four and 16...
NCH WCPU Facebook Page As the COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged five to 11 years old begins on Friday, Feb. 4, National Children’s Hospital (NCH) chief Dr. Moriel DJ. Creencia has allayed the fears of parents whose children are about to get inoculated against the dreaded disease. She reminded...
You’ll see the magic unfold right before your eyes The year I entered college was when dial-up modems were introduced, and when I started playing Dune—thanks to my younger brother who installed it in our personal computer with a pack of 3.5 floppy diskettes. It was my first taste of playing an...
The Senate on Wednesday adopted the committee report that pushes for the filing of criminal charges against 27 current and former personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) who were involved in the controversial bribery scheme that allowed the unabated entry of Chinese nationals to the...
Over 3.5 million child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States in January, as child cases have "spiked dramatically" during the Omicron variant surge, according to the latest report of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association. More than 11.4 million...
