A rare offering that’s almost impossible to find FILLED TO THE BRIM Pinaputok (Knorr) The historic town of Kawit was a popular lunch destination for Manila foodies in the 1970s, when the 25-kilometer trip was pleasantly traffic-free and inexpensive even for motorists driving six-cylinder cars....
Filipino higher education students are ready in terms of computer or internet self-efficacy. However, they are unprepared to control their efforts in directing their own learning. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) These were the results of a Philippine Journal of Science (PJS) study conducted by a...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma At his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2014, President Benigno S. Aquino III rallied the nation to carry on with efforts to demonstrate that, “As long as our faith and trust remain strong, as long as we serve each other’s strength, we will continue to prove...
Queen Elizabeth II has conveyed her gratitude for the contributions of Filipino nurses in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom as she expressed her best wishes to the Philippines on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Britain's...
The government has declared June 19 of every year as "Filipino Social Workers' Day" in recognition of their role in providing social services to Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In Proclamation No. 1176, President Duterte directed the Department of Social Welfare and...
The incidence of stunting among Filipino children had been showing improvements--until the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic happened in 2020 and messed everything up. Children line up during a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Ormoc City, Leyte on May 27, 2021....
Be part of the country’s Balik Scientist Program (BSP). Balik Scientist Awardees Dr. Guillermo A. Mendoza, Dr. Anna Karen C. Laserna, and Dr. Lawrence A. Limjuco (Photos from DOST) This was the call made by renowned Filipino scientists from abroad during the BSP’s virtual orientation and public...
Malacañang expressed alarm over the World Bank report that showed that 80 percent of Filipino students do not know what they should know based on their current academic level. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
JUNE 30, 2016 – The “Daang Matuwid” journey has come to an end. After six years of championing reforms to address poverty and corruption, President Aquino bows out from office on a regular working day with a mix of accomplishments and letdowns. (Manila Bulletin file photo) “It has been an...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday warned that Chinese seafarers, whose deployment in international vessels has shown a significant increase last year, will soon beat Filipino seafarers in numbers. Locsin sounded the alarm bell in reaction to reports that over 120,000 Chinese...
'It's an honor to serve the Filipino nation' • Aquino demonstrated humble and principled governance and left a lega cy forging the country's economic resilience, a peace pact with Muslim separatists, a landmark court victory asserting the country's claim over the West...
Healthcare workers A nurses' group reiterated its appeal to the national government to totally lift the deployment ban on healthcare workers. "The very reason why some of our nurses are pushed to leave the country is because of the very low salary and the lack of appreciation that our government is...
