Photo from PFF Manila-based members of the Philippine Azkals left for Singapore Wednesday, Dec. 1 to set up final preparations for their AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 campaign which starts next week. Mike Ott, Oskari Kekkonen, Kenshiro Daniels and Sandro Reyes were among the players who took a Philippine...
Farmer entrepreneurship is possible and doable but the transition will be gradual, according to Vice President Leni Robredo. Robredo has been assisting Bicolano farmers sell directly to supermarkets and restaurants in the region through her “Umasenso sa Kabuhayan” program. During the forum...
Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon has directed the PRC executive management to do the necessary preparations in case the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant hits Philippine shores, the organization said on Tuesday. Nov. 30. (Photo from...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its 17 Bakuna buses and 25 Bakuna centers to support various local government units (LGUs) during the course of the three-day national vaccination program, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 29. PRC said in a statement that it continues its efforts to curb...
The tropical depression southwest of Guam has intensified into Tropical Storm "Nyatoh" on Tuesday, Nov. 30. (Satellite image from PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) last observed the center of Nyatoh 1,455 kilometers...
South Korean firms have invested P53.982 billion, generated $1.095 billion and provided 42,675 jobs to Filipinos in various economic zones in the country to date, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PEZA Director General Charito “Ching” Plaza revealed this as she...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 30 vowed to rid the streets of extortionist law enforcers who victimize jeepney drivers of some P300 of their earnings a day. ‘’That's a promise,’’ according to Lacson who said that he had done this when he headed the...
In its continued battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has tested nearly five million Filipinos, it said on Monday, Nov. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, the PRC said that it has conducted 4,985,940 tests. "We have been here since the...
As part of its role to conduct genomic biosurveillance, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that it will check samples from early November with the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) "So far we...
The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Monday night, Nov. 29, the bill declaring the maritime zones of the Philippines to firmly establish it legal rights to conduct social, economic, commercial and other activities in the covered areas. West Philippine Sea image House Bill 9981...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Manila International Container Port (MICP), backed with government's anti-narcotics operatives, seized some 15 kilos of shabu during a buy-bust in Caloocan City. The operation also resulted in the arrest of Randy Rafael, according to the MICP report....
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Monday, Nov. 29 that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is capable of detecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical...
