All-in-one stop for holiday feasting Resorts World Manila (RWM), the country’s pioneer destination for lifestyle and entertainment, is setting its Christmas tables for the most sumptuously festive feasts. The well-loved Filipino tradition of Noche Buena now finally looks much closer to family...
A slight increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate was seen in the National Capital Region (NCR), said the OCTA Research group on Friday, Dec. 24. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a Twitter post, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido said that the COVID-19 positivity rate in NCR had increased...
Residents of Manila who want to have their children, aged five to 11, to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can now pre-register them through Manila’s online vaccine registration facility, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Friday, Dec. 24. During a...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed City Ordinance No. 8797 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, on the grant of P5,000 cash gifts to the city government's job order and contractual workers. Under Ordinance No. 8797, P51,150,000 was allocated for the holiday gift of Manila City Hall's...
The Manila City local government announced on Friday, Dec. 24, that it has deployed more than three million COVID-19 vaccines as of Dec. 22. According to the Manila Public Information Office (PIO), the city has administered 3,000,250 vaccine doses, of which 1,582,869 received their first dose while...
By BARBIE ATIENZA MB FAMILY RISES TO THE OCCASION — Responding promptly to the call for help for typhoon Odette-affected families in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Manila Bulletin staff and management worked together to speedily pack bags of hope stuffed with essential goods. The ongoing...
Diana Lynn Ditan-Domagoso, wife of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, distributed relief goods and mattresses to the victims of typhoon “Odette” at an evacuation center in Barangay Valladolid in Loboc, Bohol on Wednesday, Dec. 22. “Huwag kayong mag-alala. Kaya naman ako...
Dioceses affected by typhoon Odette received cash aid from Caritas Manila. Caritas Manila Church-run Radio Veritas on Thursday said Caritas Manila sent P2 million to the Diocese of Surigao through Fr. John Young, president of the Father Saturnino Urios University of Butuan City. The social action...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has facilitated the delivery of relief goods and other donations from the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. and other donors to the victims of typhoon "Odette" devastation especially in the Visayas and Mindanao. Through its Civil-Military Coordination Center...
A young girl in Manila donated her entire savings to help in Odette relief operations being mounted by Manila City officials. According to Barangay 609 chairman and city councilor Leilani Marie Honrado Lacuna, head of Manila’s relief operations, the young girl is the daughter of a Santa Cruz,...
There will be power interruptions on Dec. 23 - 24 in parts of Binondo, Intramuros, and Ermita in Manila City, according to the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Meralco said facilities will be relocated due to the construction of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge along Muelle Del Banco Nacional St. in...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso declared half-day work for city government employees on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Domagoso signed Executive Order No. 50 (EO 50) on Wednesday, Dec. 22, stating that work hours in city government offices will be suspended from 1 p.m. onwards on Dec. 24 and Dec....