According to FLEMMS 2024, over 18 million Filipino high school graduates struggle with functional illiteracy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 1, vowed to intensify literacy reforms following alarming survey results showing...
President Marcos recognized that the country's progress rests on the shoulders of Filipino workers, assuring them on Labor Day that the government will never abandon them. Commuters take free rides at the LRT-1 Central Terminal station in celebration of Labor Day. (Mark Balmores) In his message,...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid tribute to all Filipino workers on Labor Day, encouraging them to remain strong and determined. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO "Anumang hamon ang ating kinakaharap sa kasalukuyan, nawa’y manatili tayong matatag, matiyaga, at mapagpursige sa ating nagkakaisang hangarin...
DAVAO CITY – Filipino artists are set to hold an art therapy workshop for the Filipino community following the attack in which 11 persons were killed during the Lapu-Lapu Heritage Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 27. COMMUNITY mural painting activity during Lapu-Lapu...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, center, hugs a Filipino community member as he visits a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER,...
President Marcos has honored three Filipina world travelers who had visited all 193 United Nations-member countries in the world. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Filipina travelers Odette Ricasa, Luisa Yu, and Kach Medina Umandap during their courtesy call in Malacañan Palace....
Senator Raffy Tulfo convened a consultative meeting at the Senate with various stakeholders to clarify provisions of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, amid circulating misinformation about the newly signed law. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, met with seafarers’...
A lawmaker is pushing for a standardized wage for Filipino teachers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid reports of unreasonably low salaries being offered to them. OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino recently held a consultation with Filipino teachers based in UAE, who reported to her that...
As the world grieves the passing of Pope Francis, a Palawan-based nonprofit organization, on Wednesday, April 23, paid tribute to his legacy and reaffirmed its mission to protect and empower young people through compassionate, rights-based health education. Pope Francis / Manila Bulletin file ...
Ranking congressmen on Tuesday, April 22, have hailed President Marcos' signing of Philippine Islamic Burial Act, which mandates the burial of deceased Filipino Muslim within 24 hours. House Speaker Martin Romualdez said the law is "a defining moment in the country’s commitment to genuine...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 20 commended the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its swift and relentless action that led to the arrest of three suspects in the heinous kidnapping and killing of Anson Que and his driver Armanie Pabillo. Three individuals are now under police...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Saturday, April 19, welcomed the release of eight Filipino seafarers who had been detained in Malaysia for immigration-related concerns. For Salo, the Filipinos' release "brings great comfort and hope to their families, especially during this Lenten season",...
