The administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. should “decisively address” this year the low salaries, scant and delayed benefits, and attacks on unions that “burden” the country’s teaching force and “affect the delivery” of quality education to the Filipino...
The Society of Jesus mourns the passing of known Filipino theologian Jesuit priest Fr. Catalino Arevalo, SJ. Fr. Catalino Arevalo (Facebook) According to the Philippine Jesuits, Fr. Arevalo passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 1:45 a.m. at the age of 97. Regarded as the Dean of all Filipino...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, January 17, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to strengthen its free legal services for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by hiring high-caliber lawyers. During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers regarding several...
German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel on Tuesday, Jan. 17, denied claims that European countries are pirating Filipino nursing students to address the region’s huge demand for health care workers. (Photo by Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) The envoy took to Twitter to clarify...
Local is dapper Anton Medalla wearing Andres Patchwork Polo in White by Viña Romero Check out these homegrown brands and designers of barong that’s all the rage and, with hope, will prove its staying power on the style scene for Filipinos—men and women. Kelvin Morales YOU COULD NEVER GO WRONG...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) aired its opposition against China’s “partnership proposal with local fishing villages,” saying that “nothing beneficial” for Filipino fishers could come out of this agreement. A fisherman in Cavite (MB...
Local traders engaged in fruit exports, particularly durian, forecast that durian exports to China could reach $150 million (P8.24 billion) on the first year from the signing of the agreement. This was shared by the Durian Industry Association of Davao City (DIADC) led by President Emmanuel Belviz...
Here Lies Love, the immersive disco pop musical based on the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos and the People Power Revolution of the Philippines, hits Broadway THE FIRST LADY Ruthie Ann Miles as Imelda Marcos Here Lies Love , the first musical on Broadway about the Philippines––with entirely...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN Four out of the eight Filipino travelers who recently arrived in the Philippines from China were found to be carrying Omicron subvariants BF.7 and BA.5.2, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Jan. 13. This was based on the result of the whole genome...
Nineteen young Filipino students from across the country each won gold medals at the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) held last Jan. 7 to 8, in Bangkok, Thailand. Nineteen young Filipino students from across the country each won gold medals at the World International Mathematical...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a congratulatory message-slash-reminder to Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Donta Brownlee following the granting of the latter's Filipino citizenship. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Justin Brownlee “You are now a Filipino. We hope that you...
After skipping the meet with the Filipino community in his previous foreign trip, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be meeting with Filipinos in Switzerland on the sidelines of his participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Foreign...
