You’ll be surprised by how much these drag artists have spent on their craft Last June 18, the category is Filipino Drag Excellence as some the best local drag artists gathered together at Tipple & Slaw, Pop-up Katipunan to celebrate “Pride and Power.” The event, made possible by Sony...
Due to the full capacity of its emergency department, the Philippines General Hospital (PGH) has temporarily halted its elective procedures to focus on emergencies. (Photo from UP-PGH) This was announced by PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario during a “Laging Handa” briefing on Tuesday, June...
A scene from 'Emergency' The two reviews here include one of Emergency on Amazon Prime, a smart, contemporary social satire that speaks of the African-American experience at university ‘today’. Our ‘yesterday’ comes in the form of a 6-episode retelling of the much loved novel, The Time...
The emergency department of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is already full and has already reached 200 percent capacity, the hospital’s spokesperson announced on Saturday, June 4. Philippine GeneraL Hospital (PGH Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) “Sa ngayon po ‘yung capacity po ng...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go stressed on Saturday, June 4 the need to continue implementing minimum public health standards amid recent proposals to lift the ‘’State of Public Health Emergency’’ and make the wearing of face masks optional in the country. “It might be too early to...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
Makati CBD skyline An infectious disease expert believes that it is about time to consider dropping the Covid-19 state of emergency in the country following the sustained low number of infections. Aside from the current low number of cases, Dr. Rontgene Solante said that the country has enough...
Bulacan Provincial Information Officer and Provincial Advisory Group for Police Transformation and Development (PAGPTD) Chairman Maricel Santos-Cruz turned over 24 emergency lights and 24 solar flashlights to the Bulacan Provincial Police Office on Friday, May 6. Santos handed over the emergency...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured Friday, May 6, that the Philippine National Police (PNP) is up to the task of addressing “any threat and handle any emergency or security situation." under the leadership of OIC PNP Chief, Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), on Monday, May 2, said that it has allotted over P511M in order to help more than 25,000 pensioners in the province of Davao del Norte and the municipality of Montevista in Davao de Oro. The loan window, according to GSIS, is until May 7, 2022. (Image...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says that the Department of Health (DOH) will properly distribute Covid-19 benefits to healthcare workers (HCWs) under the newly-enacted Republic Act (RA) 11712. Passers-by walk in front of a mural depicting medical frontliners. (Photo by Jansen...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...