The Philippines under the Duterte administration has already filed about 100 diplomatic protests against China over various infractions on the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend. (DFA) This confirmation came shortly after the DFA announced that it has...
“I just hate seeing students letting opportunities like this go because they can’t afford it.” This was Hillary Diane Andales' reaction after learning that a graduate from Philippine Science High School (Pisay) missed his chance to study abroad due to financial constraints. Hillary Diane...
With less than two months before the scheduled opening of the summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 21, Asahi Shimbun, one of the media sponsors, has published an editorial entitled, “Prime Minister Suga, please call off the Olympics.” Three reasons were cited for the call to cancel the Olympics. ...
From May 29 to June 29, 2021, the Philippine Botanical Art Society (PhilBAS) together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be featuring over a hundred botanical artworks in an online exhibit entitled “Philippine Flora: An Online Botanical Art Exhibition.” This includes...
A medical group on Saturday, May 29, has welcomed the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to place family members of health workers in the A1 group in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Philippine Medical...
Photo from Fulham FC website Neil Etheridge and eight others have been ruled out of next week’s resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers for various reasons. The Azkals said through their social media accounts that Etheridge, coming off a stint with English Football Championship side...
Vice President Leni Robredo welcomed the decision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to finally share with the Department of Justice (DOJ) their records on the administration's bloody drug war, almost five years after the campaign started. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila...
Vice President Leni Robredo said it was important to talk about the West Philippine Sea issue so the public can understand it more because it was one topic that is "close to the gut." Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In an interview with "Viewpoint" over the Now You Know Facebook page,...
Less than two weeks before the deadline of mass registration of coconut farmers, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), the lead agency tasked to implement the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, is now 41 percent complete in the validation of the National Coconut Farmers...
The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) has welcomed the House Committee on Appropriations’ approval of a measure calling for stronger legal regulatory framework for ionizing radiation. (Photo from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has logged its 65th fatality from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the death of a police officer assigned in Metro Manila, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar revealed Friday, May 28. (File photo courtesy of PNP) PNP Chief Eleazar said the fatality was a...
A woman who allegedly charges police recruits a fee of P50,000 for the "automatic" passage of their neuro-psychiatric tests was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Gen. Guillermo Eleazar announced Friday, May 28. PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar (Photo courtesy of Philippine...
