Remembrances of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose PORTRAIT OF A NATIONAL ARTIST Manong Frankie illustration by Oteph Antipolo (Cover design by Jules Vivas) Manong Frankie was only 93 years old when he took me on a tour of his childhood in Rosales, Pangasinan. The National Artist for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday night, Jan. 7, that it has filed criminal cases against another returning overseas Filipino (ROF) who allegedly skipped mandatory hotel quarantine. Philippine National Police Chief, General Dionardo Carlos (File photo / PNP / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Accelerated vaccination and more targeted alert level system with granular lockdowns would reduce coronavirus cases and deaths while bringing back more employment, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division ordered on Friday, Jan. 7, the petitioners as well as the camp of the respondent Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to submit their respective memoranda within 48 hours in connection to the disqualification case filed against the presidential...
Malacañang is one with the rest of the country in mourning the passing of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose, saying he was an example of a true Filipino. F. Sionil José (Photo by Noel Pabalate) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement after the Filipino novelist's family...
Distinguished author Francisco Sionil José or Manong Frankie, as he is fondly called by his peers, died peacefully in his sleep at the Makati Medical Center, Thursday evening. He was declared dead 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, at the age of 97. On an earlier social media post, Manong Frankie wrote what...
Eleven presidential aspirants made it in the tentative list of candidates for the May 9,2022 National and Local Elections. Photo courtesy Comelec There were 15 presidential aspirants in the previous list. Based on the list posted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on its website, the 11...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the Omicron variant will not slam the Philippines' growth prospects for the year, saying the fresh blow of tighter quarantine controls is only temporarily. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The manual developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) seeking to benefit renal patients has been granted a certificate of copyright registration and deposit. (Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
An official of Quiapo Church said they will comply with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 resolution suspending the "traslacion" or procession of the image of the Black Nazarene and other activities related to it. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN In an interview, Msgr. Hernando...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday slammed the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (PATAFA) decision to expel top pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national pool, saying its head Philip Juico was ruining not only the chances of the young Filipino from achieving his Olympic dream, but...
