The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bills that would allow Metro Manila water concessionaires Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc. to operate for 25 more years. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Voting 23-0-0, senators on Monday, Sept. 27, passed House Bills No. 9422...
What was supposed to be a distribution of the monthly pension for senior citizens turned into a super spreader event when a large crowd flocked to Delpan Sports Complex in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Sept. 27, disregarding physical distancing and other health protocols. Senior citizens, persons...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city will be in good hands in case Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan succeeds him as chief executive of the nation's capital. ice Mayor Maria Sheila “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan and Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (Vice Mayor Honey...
An unidentified man robbed a bank in Paco, Manila on Monday afternoon. According to the Manila Police District, the suspect arrived at the Chinabank Otis branch on Paz Guanzon Street in Paco and took away an undetermined amount of cash. The police said the suspect wearing a black jacket with hood...
"It is time to raise our voices as one against the culture of corruption that has engulfed our hapless country." This was the message of the St. Paul University (SPU) Manila community as it called for an end to the "culture of corruption" in the Philippines. (Photo from SPU Manila Facebook page)...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the government to hasten the vaccination rollout in the provinces amid the request of local government units (LGUs) for more vaccine doses against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vice President Leni Robredo was present during the second-dose Vaccine...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that for people like him who have health conditions, gyms are absolutely essential and must be reopened. (Photos from Harry Roque's Facebook/ Unsplash) Roque had this to say in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 27, or just three days before a possible...
A local watchman installs a warning sign on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, placing a street in Parañaque City under granular lockdown. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) There is a possibility that Metro Manila may remain under Alert Level 4 status based on the current metrics of the Department of Health (DOH), its...
The Manila city government suspended work on Monday (Sept. 27) beginning at 3:30 p.m. so that City Hall employees can observe "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day." Offices in the city whose functions are basic health and vital services will continue with their operations such as the Manila Health...
A Manila police corporal was arrested by his fellow cops after he pointed a gun at a group of teenagers who were playing outside their homes in Tondo, Manila, early Thursday morning. (Manila Police District photo / MANILA BULLETIN) A report from the Manila Police District (MPD) identified the...
The Alert Level System currently under pilot testing in the National Capital Region (NCR) would likely be extended until October, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Sept. 25. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary Empimaco Densing...
Bryan John Dizon, 38, worked for various companies in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and banking industries prior to his involvement in poultry farming. Dizon was first exposed to chickens when his family members used to raise them for cockfighting. As a result of this exposure, he...
