While meeting at a regional disaster risk reduction conference in Brisbane, the Philippines and Australia expressed intentions to pursue bilateral discussions on emergency preparedness and response. Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (second from left) holds...
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) inaugurated its new head office in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Manila City Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, together with Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul" Servo Nieto, and BSP Council Chairman Rodel Sampang attended the opening event. "Now that you...
A group of education workers on Thursday, Feb. 23, expressed disappointment over the “obvious aversion” of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the calls for a salary increase for teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Instead of recognizing the economic hardships of public...
I was always a worrier in our family. I remember when I was little, I would get very scared when it was raining because of the build-up of rainwater and the occasional flooding outside of our main door. The fear would be more intense if my parents were not yet home — the feeling of worry that the...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko is hopeful that the Philippine economy "will show top-class growth" among its Asian neighbors and will "attract more Japanese investors in the coming years." Kazuhiko's expectations were based on the basic policies that President Ferdinand...
The proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act will be a boon to the existing Balik Scientist Program of the government, a ranking House of Representatives member underscored on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Unsplash) “We hope that our brilliant Filipino scientists, researchers...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured local government units that the current administration is taking "very seriously" the issues arising from the Mandanas ruling. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Speaking during the 2023 General Assembly of the League of...
If you haven't heard yet, Starlink, one of Elon Musk's companies, is now live in the country. The announcement came from Starlink's official Twitter account , which Musk has recently acquired for $44 billion. A single Starlink unit costs $599. That would be a one-time payment. Then a monthly...
ECHO nixed the M-series curse to open its MPL Philippines Season 11 campaign and became the first world champion to win its first two regular season assignments in the succeeding MPL season. The Orcas came out unscathed in the opening week, sweeping all of their assignments — first asserting...
Out of more than 900 project entries from around the world, three projects of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) bagged Champion status at the World Summit on Information Society Prizes 2023. DICT / MANILA BULLETIN The WSIS Prizes is a global competition hosted by...
The West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea are all over the headlines again following China's increasing activities in the said waters. The two terms are not necessarily the same and interchangeable, though. And not everybody knows about it. So here's the difference. West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
Kia Philippines achieved a record-breaking 34 percent increase in sales in 2022 as compared to 2021, outpacing the local automotive industry’s 26 percent growth and besting growth in other Kia units in the Asia Pacific region. Kia Philippines led by its President Manny Aligada announced the dual...
