Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon lived up to his potential as the country's next big thing after dominating the 2021 National Chess Championships at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Quizon finished with 8.5 points on six wins and five draws to...
The bicameral conference committee has set the proposed budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) under the proposed 2022 national budget to P17.1-billion. Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara disclosed this after the Senate and House of...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles trumpeted the efforts to recruit volunteers for the second round of national vaccination days, saying it will be a great boon to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic frontliners. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "For...
(PSA PhilSys Facebook) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has achieved its national ID registration target of 50 million for 2021. In a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 14, PSA said that over 50 million Filipinos have completed their Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 Registration...
Over 400 experts nationwide have gathered and continue to compete in different skill areas for this year’s 2021 Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC) through the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) The country, through TESDA,...
The Pasig City government will open six vaccination sites for the second phase of the National Vaccination Days from Dec. 15 to 17. Four of the vaccination sites -- Pasig Mega Parking II in San Nicolas, Buting Elementary School in Buting, Sagad High school in Sagad, and Arcovia township in Ugong --...
Officials, teaching, and non-teaching personnel were reminded by the Department of Education (DepEd) “not to engage” in electioneering and conducting partisan political activity in relation to the forthcoming 2022 National and Local Elections. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We...
Daniel Quizon International Master Daniel Quizon drew the 10th and penultimate round Tuesday to virtually clinch the 2021 National Chess Championship title at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu. Quizon split the point with IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia in 31 moves of a King’s Indian Attack to...
The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
The government rejected all bids for its long-term debt papers on Tuesday, Dec. 14, after investors sought higher yields. National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon said there is more room for yields to decline following deceleration in inflation last month and assurance from the central bank governor...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go formally withdrew his candidacy for president on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go at the Comelec office on Tuesday, Dec. 14. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Go personally withdrew his certificate of candidacy...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is...
