The Philippines, as the world’s largest supplier of seafarers, plays an important role in assuring the stability of global logistics, considering that around 80 percent of world trade and commerce is accomplished through sea freight. Filipino seafarers, numbering around 229,000, comprise about 25...
DOH The daily number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines remained over 2,000 on Sunday, Oct. 16, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total of 2,321 more coronavirus infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours. These cases raised the number of active...
The difference between gossip and history, according to a research at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, is documentation THE 70-YEAR REIGN Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022 ) was the longest reigning British monarch (Portrait by Cecil Beaton) It’s been over a month since the...
APPETIZERS Before hoke lunch, and before scallops lunch Japan has just recently reopened its borders to foreign travelers in tour groups. One cannot imagine the eagerness of people to get out and travel. To me, Japan has become what Hong Kong used to be to us Pinoys. For everyone who wanted to...
The Philippines has urged UNESCO to continue with its functions despite challenges brought by COVID-19, especially by investing in quality education and focusing on other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Philippine Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate of the Philippines to UNESCO...
DOH All regions in the country are at high risk for a possible measles outbreak due to low vaccine coverage, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) warned. Measles and rubella cases in the Philippines are on an “upward trend,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Alethea De Guzman...
The government of Iran is eyeing to strengthen its cooperation with the Philippines in the fields of disaster management, counter-terrorism, and enhancing its self-reliant defense posture (SRDP) program. Department of National Defense Undersecretary Nemesio Gacal (right) shakes hands with Iran...
Preparations for the upcoming first in-person ASEAN Summit since the onset of the pandemic are already underway as representatives from member states conduct meetings ahead of their state leaders’ visit to Cambodia. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and...
A new Omicron subvariant of the Covid-19 virus, named as XBB, is not yet detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of Oct. 13, we have not detected the said variant in the Philippines,” the DOH said in a brief statement on Thursday, Oct. 13. The state health agency...
Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN Students who wish to fulfill their National Service Training Program (NSTP) requirements were enjoined to be a part of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon, in a statement issued Thursday, Oct. 13,...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, October 12 said China should first recognize the country’s maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea before imposing a “tourism blacklist” against the Philippines. Ejercito issued the statement in response to Chinese Ambassador Huang...
China should increase its economic cooperation with the Philippines to make up for what the US lacks in terms of bilateral ties with the country as the Marcos administration started shifting its foreign policy toward the Western giant, an analyst said Wednesday. Professor Bobby Tuazon, Director for...
