Citing the Philippines' low inoculation rate, a health expert on Wednesday, May 26, said fully vaccinated senior citizens should still stay home "and be more patient." A vaccinator from the Manila Health Department Office inoculates a Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 to a senior citizen inside her...
Ina Raymundo made sure the whole world knows her daughter Erika Rae Poturnak got accepted into the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She was only too quick to announce the achievement on Instagram. Posting a photo of her daughter, she wrote, "As much as possible I don’t want to...
A student from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)- Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Region Campus has received admission offers from prestigious universities in the United States and Singapore. (PSHS Facebook Page) The PSHS has extended its felicitations to Maria Charisma...
Various student groups slammed the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) decision to continue implementing flexible learning in the coming school years. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP) said the new policy is "anti-poor" and would worsen the students'...
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between seven Philippine universities dubbed as the “Magic 7” and one of Canada’s most prestigious educational institutions, the University of Saskatchewan (USask). University of...
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde culinary program chairperson pays tribute to her lolas with this rice porridge recipe By Chef Margarita Marty I was raised in a home strongly influenced by my grandmothers Gloria Mapua Lim and Nena Grey Marty, both excellent cooks. As early as the age of nine, I...
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) has released on Monday, May 17, the results of its college entrance test for the academic year (AY) 2021-2022. (Photo from Ateneo.edu) Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) had been waived. Applicants have...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, May 10, confirmed that more than 27,000 students enrolled in 18 local colleges in the Bicol Region now benefit from programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 or Republic Act 10931 particularly the Free Higher...
Groups backed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal exactly a year after it signed off the air on TV and radio after the expiration of its congressional franchise. Workers of ABS-CBN and members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines rally to show support for the broadcaster in Manila on May...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Tuesday, May 4, reiterated that quarantine measures alone such as enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will not curb coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over...
On World Press Freedom Day, student journalists condemned the attacks against the press and trumped-up charges against media workers. (Ted Aljibe / AFP) In a statement, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) slammed anew the shutting down of ABS-CBN and charges against Rappler CEO...
Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) reiterated on Monday, May 3, its opposition to the prescription or use of Ivermectin for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention or treatment before more evidence of its efficacy is available. Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) Dr. Mario...
