The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a reliable information infrastructure to connect those unserved, underserved, and geographically disadvantaged areas in the country to the online world. Community Cellular Networks established in San Luis, Aurora...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As the days go on, and as new variants spring out again just when we thought we had things under control, the more convinced I am that we have to accept that the world we live in today (and in the days to come) will be a “new normal.” I was so resistant to that...
Recognizing the challenges brought by the pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) has lined up a series of activities in the celebration of the 29th National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. Children play with bricks in Baseco Compound, Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
As the Philippines eases out of one of the world’s longest lockdowns to give way for economic recovery, businesses are trying to figure out how to deal with the new work cultures that emerged during the pandemic. With the lifting of travel restrictions, employers are now challenged to...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is back in New York City in the United States (US), this time to take part in a United Nations (UN) event. (Photos from Facebook/ Unsplash) Roque, in a virtual press conference with Malacañang reporters Tuesday, Oct. 26, gave the reason for his second...
Turning 55 on Thursday, October 21, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque wished for the country to overcome the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and return to normal. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made public his birthday wish during a virtual...
Employees of the Department of Finance (DOF) along with attached agencies and state-owned companies, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Social Security System (SSS), are told to prepare for a full-return to the workplace. Amid easing quarantine restrictions and COVID-19 infections,...
In time for the World Teachers’ Day (WTD) celebration, teachers’ federations, unions, associations and groups, aired their concerns in the new learning set-up and the opening of the school year on its second year amid the pandemic. (Photo from E-Net Philippines) “To honor the sacrifice and...
President Duterte revealed that he has been praying to God that He is not too busy with other things in the universe and will provide the Philippines with a steady supply of vaccines so the country can return to normal soon. President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Duterte...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched its latest campaign that aims to strengthen the Philippines' position as a popular tourist destination in the global market once international leisure travel resumes. View from the peak of the well-known Mt. Apo in Davao. (Photo courtesy of Aya Lowe for...
Truth in a time of new normal Just when everyone thought that there will be a sense of normalcy this year, the government reinstated stricter community quarantine status with the existence of new COVID-19 variants. As Panay Island is not spared from rising new cases and deaths, an online exhibition...
After a year and a half in various states of community quarantine, many of us have come to realize that our homes aren’t quite as livable as we thought. With that realization comes the desire to take on an array of home improvement projects. No one knows this better than Rosemarie Bosch-Ong, COO...
