Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the first day of its Register Anywhere Project (RAP) on Saturday, Dec. 17, as “successful.” “Ito ang unang araw ng Registered Anywhere Project...Nakamonitor po kami sa lahat ng ating RAP sites...initially po napaka-successful (This...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The SIM card registration law’s implementing rules and regulations have been released, and the Department of Information Communication Technology (DICT) has wasted no time pressing the public and telcos to immediately register. Perhaps the DICT head and the President should...
PLDT Inc. announced Friday, Dec. 16, that subsidiaries, Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc., have signed the P9.2 billion sale of 650 telecommunications towers to Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc. The price reflects the value of the towers located in the Visayas and Mindanao,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government recently trained 146 first responders on high-angle search and rescue to upgrade their skills and knowledge in principles of life saving techniques on a high angle slope. Trained by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Last November, onboard the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship Teresa Magbanua, United States Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed America’s support for the Philippines in many areas of development through strengthened bilateral cooperation. On that ship in Puerto...
The local stock market closed flat as investors wait for the meetings of US and Philippine central banks. The main index shed 2.82 percent or 0.04 points to close at 6,582.38 as sectoral indices were evenly split. Volume was thin at 705 million shares worth P5.4 billion as losers beat gainers 113...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) More than 132,000 Filipinos received their first booster shot against Covid-19 during the “Bakunahang Bayan” special vaccination activity held last Dec. 5 to 7,...
DOH Fifty million Filipinos have yet to receive their first booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire once again urged eligible individuals to get their booster shots to better protect themselves against the viral...
In recognition of their contributions to the country's economic growth, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has awarded P200,000 to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deemed as "inspiring OFWs" by the non-profit Go Negosyo. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos (Go Negosyo screenshot) This was...
When he passed away at age 96 last Nov. 30, former president Jiang Zemin was acclaimed by the Communist Party of China in a published letter to its members: “(His) death is an incalculable loss to our Party and our military and our people of all ethnic groups.” Jiang served as president of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Andrew is one of the first four to be called by Jesus; he is the brother of Simon Peter. Like Simon, he is a fisherman. The Gospel of John indicates that he was first a disciple of John the Baptist (1:35-51). After John the Baptist introduces him and another disciple to Jesus, he...
