DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has declared March 18 a regular non-working holiday to commemorate Day of Shuhada (martyrs). MORO Islamic Liberation Front fighters and villagers pray inside Camp Rajamuda in Pikit, Cotabato. (Keith Bacongco) The holiday is in...
Senator Grace Poe has stressed the need for more policies and programs that would advance women's rights and welfare. Poe had this to say amid the country’s celebration of International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8. Senator Grace Poe In a statement, Poe said that the occasion was an...
While she lauded the significant roles of Filipino women in governance, innovation, and communities, Vice President Sara Duterte underscored the need to strengthen laws, policies, and access to justice to protect women against violence and abuses. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo)...
By Senator Risa Hontiveros They say having a choice is only for the wealthy, the able, those with the means, those with the advantage. Choice is a luxury not everyone can afford—especially women. For generations, we have been told what we should be. A good wife. A devoted mother. A...
A shepherd of soil and seas, Josefa Tauli, 29, grew up in the greenery-rich Cordillera alongside brave and wise women who molded the leader she is today. Indigenous Peoples (IPs), she said, have governed, managed, sustainably used, and conserved their territories for millennia. As an...
Do not forget. Celebrate. Be proud. The EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN) On the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged students to uphold truth, fight injustice, and...
Malacañang has directed all government agencies to support the celebration of the 127th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence from May 28 to June 12, 2025. File photo Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 77, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Feb. 13, mandates all...
Valentine's Day was extended for President Marcos as he spread the spirit of the day of love to those who attended the Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas job fair in Tagum City on Saturday, Feb. 15. RTVM/Canva In his speech, the President hoped the people had a romantic Valentine's Day celebration. "Base...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen houses were damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 17 here on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A FIRE hits Barangay 17, Bacolod City on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. (Photo via Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the...
A man caught his wife and her lover in a motel on Valentine’s Day in Cotabato City. Police said the 22-year-old woman decided to meet up with her 18-year-old lover from South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur to celebrate the occasion. However, her husband found out their plan and he proceeded to...
TIAONG, Quezon – One-hundred couples were married in a mass wedding spearheaded by the local government at the convention center here on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Vincent Arjay Mea (center) poses with 100 newlywed couples in a mass wedding in Tiaong, Quezon on Feb. 14. (Photo via Danny...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-three couples were married in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. A TOTAL of 53 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. (Photo via Atty. Dino Yulo Facebook) Mayor Ella...
