The government's pandemic task force has escalated four provinces in Luzon and Visayas to the relatively restrictive Alert Level 4, while 15 others will be placed under Alert level 3 from Jan. 21 to 31, 2022. Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bontoc, Mountain Province (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon was not able to push through with his scheduled visit to Bohol Province on Thursday, Jan. 6 but still tasked the organization to carry on with its "all out" response with the distribution of food and non-food items to...
Diana Lynn Ditan-Domagoso, wife of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, led relief operations for victims of super typhoon ”Odette” in the province of Antique in Visayas as part of Domagoso’s “Operation Tabang.” Mrs. Domagoso, alongside Antique relief operations volunteers,...
A "high value target" who was allegedly included in the drugs watchlist of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) was arrested in a buybust operation in Buguey, Cagayan on Thursday, Dec. 2. (Photo: PDEA) The PDEA said that Romeo Cabeza, 40, of Brgy. Pattao in Buguey town, yielded P34,000...
The Department of Science and Technology–Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has provided more than 55,000 packs of the enhanced nutribun squash variant and rice-mongo crunchies to more than 3,000 public elementary school students in Quezon province. Rice-Mango Crunchies...
The entire Philippines is now under alert level 2, thanks to a tweak made Thursday, Dec. 2 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF. A couple enjoys a date at Intramuros in Manila. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement sent to...
Vaccine hesitancy remains to be a pain in the neck for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units (LGUs) which ultimately hinders the country from achieving herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a provincial governor said Friday, Nov....
48662 VANCOUVER, Canada -- Canada's still-flooded British Columbia province warned on Wednesday that flooding could worsen in the province as river levels are expected to rise with heavy rainfall in the coming days. A series of storms forecast in the coming days raised concerns for communities...
Following government’s decision to lift the mandatory wearing of face shields, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged local government units to initiate their respective campaigns to ensure the proper disposal of the COVID-19 protection. Rizal Rep. Fidel Nograles Nograles suggested that...
Then-Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo received over 590,000 votes in Negros Occidental when she ran for vice president in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Now with the presidency on her sights, Robredo is back in the province with high hopes that its...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has sought the construction of the Pacific Palisades Superhighway that would connect the provinces of Bicol, Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan. Rep. Aleta Suarez The House panel endorsed for approval House Bill 5269 authored by Quezon...
Anti-narcotics operatives on Saturday, Oct. 23 uprooted P20.6 million worth of marijuana plants in three different plantation sites in Cebu province. In a statement, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the three plantation areas are one in Balamban town and two in Toledo City. The...
