President Duterte has signed into law the measure, which grants the mandatory continuing benefits to public and private healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies of a national scale. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No....
Workers operate excavators amidst burning garbage after a fire broke out at the Bhalaswa landfill in New Delhi on April 28, 2022. Prakash SINGH / AFP NEW DELHI, India -- Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave Thursday across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water...
UniTeam presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos doesn't favor the imposition of new taxes on Filipinos, saying it's not timely and would only further burden the pandemic-weary people. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Depends on what sectors and in what area...
Starting next Monday, May 2, all flights departing and arriving at Clark will be at the new terminal building, the Clark International Airport (CRK) announced Wednesday, April 27. The CRK New Terminal is capable of handling 8 million passengers annually and allows airport users to move with ease....
These places are just dream destinations, at least for now Japan has a beautiful new website launched just last month, March 2022, that trains the spotlight on the country’s rich heritage, beckoning readers to witness the best of “cultural” Japan. The interactive, glossy site takes readers on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for Overseas Voting said the photo showing an official ballot received by an overseas voter in New Zealand with missing candidate's name has been "deliberately edited." Photo Comelec In a statement on Monday, April 25, Comelec OFOV said, it has been...
President Duterte has encouraged members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) who passed the 2020-2021 Bar Examination to practice law, whether in private or in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). President Duterte meets the Presidential Security Group (PSG) troopers who passed the...
Filipino voters in New Zealand were told to return ballots that reportedly excluded the name of a "particular presidential candidate" to the embassy to "verify the claim." An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022 national elections during the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Earlier in the week, the Philippines hosted the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit, and it stands as a timely reminder of the various stakes at play as we try to jumpstart our national recovery. Two Sundays ago, in Rebooting Tourism...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday. A person who has traveled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the XE variant of Omicron, said the ministry. This is the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's Covid-19 vaccine wastage has been minimal so far— at less than two percent. “This is lower than the 10 percent that the WHO (World Health Organization) has given as a standard for the vaccine wastage all over...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will inaugurate on Monday its new extension office in Makati City located at the Ayala Circuit Mall along J.P. Rizal Street. Bureau of Immigration BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Friday, April 22, that the extension office caters mostly to foreign nationals of the...
