Every Feb. 14, it is customary for most boyfriends to express their love and appreciation for their girlfriends by surprising them with flowers, chocolates, and other presents. (PIXABAY) Most men also take their special someone to dinner dates, museums, cinemas, parks, and other romantic places on...
The evening lotto draw on Thursday, Feb. 2, yielded another millionaire based on the summary of winners released by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Based on the announcement made by the PCSO, a solo bettor won a total of P5,940,000 which was the...
The measure seeking to declare Feb. 1 of every year as "National Hijab Day" has taken another step toward enactment. (Unsplash) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously voted for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 5693 on third and final reading Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15. Deputy...
Just how close to enactment is the bill declaring Feb. 1 as annual 'National Hijab Day?' (Muhammad Ruqi Yaddin/ Unsplash) One of the proponents of the measure, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman, answered this question by posting a clever "pubmat" on his Facebook Saturday, Nov. 12. A check...
Air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 as the impact of the Covid-19 variant Omicron moderated outside of Asia, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Wednesday night, April 6. media On the other hand, the war in Ukraine, which began February 24, did not have any...
President Duterte will announce on Monday, Feb. 28, on whether or not the COVID alert in Metro Manila and other areas in the county will be downgraded to level 1 status, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, Feb. 27. But he hinted that the alert status in Metro Manila and other areas...
Singer-actor Ogie Alcasid recently shared with fans a video he took as a teenager. It is actually historical. It is a video of the actual EDSA Revolution as it happened in 1986. "I was 19 years old when I shot this video from the rooftop of the Polymedic hospital," Ogie wrote as caption to the...
Kris Aquino is celebrating her 51st birthday today, Feb. 14. She was quick to dissuade fans from sending her material things as gift. Kris pleaded, “Please don’t spend more money on me. Nakakahiya, and I feel sensitive to the needs of our fellow Filipinos. Alam ko how much food costs have gone...
Presenting parents’ or guardians’ consent before allowing the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus disease-2019 is a “requirement.’’ This was stressed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday, Feb. 6, as he expressed...
Fully-vaccinated arriving Filipinos and eligible foreigners are required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced as part of the new protocols for travelers entering the country starting Tuesday,...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) vowed on Monday, Sept. 6, to cooperate “in the legal process and exhaust all legal remedies available after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommended the filing of charges against some of its men in connection with the alleged...
The extraordinary impact of COVID-19 continued to pull down demand for air travel (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), which plummeted 74.7 percent in February 2021. This was worse than the 72.2 percent decline recorded in January 2021 versus two years ago, according to the latest...
