President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not he will terminate the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the...
Lowering the odds of getting sick PESCATARIAN A diet that is mostly vegetarian, but includes fish and seafood As of March 2021, approximately 115 million cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has emerged into several variants, causing this...
Japan will donate a still-undetermined amount of AstraZeneca COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to at least five Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo made this announcement on Tuesday as it initially aimed to deliver one million doses of...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines has launched a project in Del Carmen, Surigao del Sur in support of the province's fisheries sector. Called the "Bayanivation", the project is a design-thinking boot camp recently held at the Surigao State College of Technology. The project was done in...
Despite being behind other regional economies in terms of recovery from the malaise of the global pandemic, the government’s chief economic manager assured that the country can bounce back stronger due to sound economic fundamentals. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, June...
A students’ group pressed anew for the distribution of P10,000 financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Unsplash) In a statement, the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) said the aid will help students cover a portion of...
The government will continue to keep the country's borders closed to travelers coming from India and six other countries as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the entry...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) started training the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Mimaropa (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) region to set up their own technology-based enterprises. (Photo from DOST-MIMAROPA) DOST...
As the country continued to battle the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed to Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease as soon as possible to prevent death. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Duterte has decided to extend the suspension of the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) by another six months, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced on Monday. Locsin said the decision was relayed to him and to Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel...
Philippines Football League champion United City FC is set to hold its future home matches in New Clark City after the two sides agreed on an LGU partnership. The club made the announcement Monday, June 14 after UCFC president and co-founder Eric Gottschalk received an endorsement letter from the...
Behind enemy lines I could never imagine the sacrifice our medical frontliners are going through during this pandemic in order to save lives as they risk their own, as well as their families’ health. Supporting our frontliners’ efforts in this arduous battle are the unsung heroes and heroines...
