Retired Philippine Army Major Gen. Mario Fontanilla Chan is the new Philippine ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil. Retired Army Major Gen. Mario Chan (right) takes his oath as the new Philippine ambassador-designate to Brazil before Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security...
The country will soon reduce its dependence on imported oil and other petroleum products as the Department of Energy (DOE) sought to establish the Philippine Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program (PSRP). AFP/File photo/MANILA BULLETIN DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi, in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 22,...
Phooto from PFF Philippine Azkals coach Scott Cooper believes the team was put in an intriguing situation after being drawn in Group A of the pandemic-delayed AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 slated Dec. 5 until New Year’s Day 2022. Cooper offered a mixed opinion of the Azkals’ grouping where they’ll face...
With the easing of restrictions for domestic leisure travel, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered again with video-making and sharing app TikTok for #GandaMoPinas campaign which aims to celebrate the beauty of the country’s islands. (Photos from Department of Tourism) “The DOT is using...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has noted an increasing trend in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year reaching to at least 70,000 land-based and sea-based workers per month. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said the...
For the second time, President Duterte has stressed the importance of the 2016 Arbitral Award of the South China Sea before the United Nations (UN), saying no country can disregard it nor diminish its importance. President Duterte virtually delivers his speech at the 76th United Nations General...
Photo from PBA Meralco looks to secure the twice-to-beat advantage while Alaska tries to keep control of its quarterfinal fortunes when they battle separate opponents Wednesday, Sept. 22 in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. The Bolts take on...
Photo from PBA Newly-appointed Blackwater coach Ariel Vanguardia met with team executives Tuesday, Sept. 21 to begin the process of rebounding from setting a new PBA record for consecutive losses. A photo circulating online showed Vanguardia joining team owner Dioceldo Sy, team governor Silliman Sy...
Photo from PBA Key players Chris Newsome and Cliff Hodge along with reserve big man Raymar Jose have been officially cleared to suit up for Meralco’s final two games of the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations after spending the last two weeks under the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Team manager...
The Philippine Embassy in Libya has announced the demise of one of its key officers who succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Mitiga on Monday, Sept. 20. Attaché Jose Arcel Donato of the Philippine Embassy in Libya (via Facebook/CDA Jed Dayang) “It is with the most profound sorrow that the...
The local stock market made a small bounce even as investors worry about China’s property debt crisis. The main index added 23.30 points or 0.34 percent to close at 6,881.20 although sectoral indices were evenly mixed with the Property counter actually leading the advance. 33937 Volume was...
While it strongly stands by the integrity of the results issued by its molecular laboratories, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Sept. 21, acknowledged the possibility of false positive results “since no test is 100 percent accurate.” (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
