The country gets a chance to be "globally recognized as a maritime power" after Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago was recently elected Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). The global...
"We cannot afford conflicts between neighbors." President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga This was what President Duterte told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as they discussed maritime security and safety in the Asia-Pacific region during their phone conversation on...
President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga renewed the strong strategic ties between the Philippines and Japan amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga In a statement, Malacañang said Duterte and Suga...
President Duterte expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government for its assistance to the Philippines amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as he expressed the country's support for Japan during the health crisis. President Duterte (Simeon Celi / Presidential Photo) Malacañang made the...
Award-winning Filipino-Australian writer Dr. Merlinda Bobis has successfully launched her book, “The Kindness of Birds”, at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra during the celebration of the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of Philippines Australia diplomatic relations last week....
Amid the dwindling capacity of hospitals and shortage of nurses in the country, the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) on Wednedsay, May 19, reiterated its appeal for reinforcement from nurses employed in government agencies who are doing "non-nursing jobs". (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle...
The Philippines is preparing to welcome Rohingya refugees to the country and develop “complementary pathways” that would allow them to stay until a sustainable and lasting solution to their displacement in Myanmar can be found. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) A program to welcome the...
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. underscored Wednesday, May 19, the importance of utilizing advancements in science and technology (S&T) such as the satellite technology to preserve the country's maritime domain. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. attends the...
Hospitals are now scrambling for funds to continue operating as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has yet to settle a "huge" amount of unpaid reimbursements for treating COVID-19 patients. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the...
Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda (center) and Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vice President Arrey Perez (right) meet with Philippine National Volleyball Federation President Ramon “Tats” Suzara. (From PNVF) Renovations are already ongoing at the San Fernando Convention Center as the...
Some 100,000 Philippine ID (PhilID) cards are set to be delivered to various parts of the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, May 19. PSA said the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has already received 103,935 PhilIDs from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Human Milk Bank has thanked those who donated breastmilk for newborn babies who were affected by the fire. (Photo from UP-PGH) In a Facebook post, UP-PGH said it would pause accepting donations in the meantime because of the...
