A soldier was injured in a landmine blast after Philippine Army personnel encountered suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Miagao, Iloilo on Saturday, May 15. Map illustration of Miagao, Iloilo. (Photo courtesy of 61st Infantry Battalion Facebook page) Elements of the 61st Infantry (Hunter)...
Neurosurgery and some laboratory services at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) were suspended on Sunday, May 16, following the fire that broke out at the hospital. (Photo from Sunog Alert) In a tweet, the University of the Philippines-PGH (UP-PGH) Neurosurgery said all operations scheduled in...
Malacañang wished Major General Andres Centino the best of luck in leading the Philippine Army, saying he will be able to lead the group to greater heights. Maj. Gen. Andres Centino is the new Commanding General of the Philippine Army. (Photo courtesy of 4th Infantry Division Facebook page)...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) emergency room will be temporarily closed and no admission will be accommodated on Sunday, May 16, after a fire hit the state-run facility. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang amin pong pakiusap muna ngayon, sarado ang PGH ng pag-admit ng kahit ano....
President Duterte has appointed Major General Andres Centino as the new Commanding General of the 100,000-strong Philippine Army (PA), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has confirmed. Maj. Gen. Andres Centino is the new Commanding General of the Philippine Army. (Photo courtesy of 4th Infantry...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) chapel served as a temporary shelter for pedia patients and newborn babies following the fire that broke out at the hospital early Sunday morning, May 16. (Photo from Fr. Marlito Ocon) In photos shared on Facebook by Father Marlito Ocon, head chaplain of the...
The fire that hit the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has been placed under control, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-National Capital Region (NCR). (Manila Tondo Fire And Rescue Volunteer Inc. / MANILA BULLETIN) The fire broke out on the third floor of the hospital early morning...
A fire broke out at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila early morning on Sunday, May 16. (Screenshot from video of Nurse Bangz / MANILA BULLETIN) Initial information from the Bureau of Fire Protection - National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) said that the fire originated from the third floor of...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has expressed to Beijing's Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian his willingness to convince the Philippine government to partner with China to jointly explore the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Vicente Sotto III tells reporters in an online briefing on...
Speaking as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Senator Richard Gordon expressed deep concern about the prospect of vaccines that will expire in June. (Daniel Schludi / UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) With about 1.5 million Astra Zenica doses expiring this...
Partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railway's (PNR) Bicol Project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. PNR123 Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the Department and its attached agency, the PNR, is...
President Duterte is using a "new script" as a damage control after calling his jet ski campaign promise a joke, Senator Leila de Lima said on Saturday, May 15. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) The detained opposition senator accussed Duterte of "trying to fool again" the public...
