Photo from the Manila Police District/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) distributed 230 food kits on Monday, July 24, in Tondo, Manila. MPD chief Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon led the outreach program at Katuparan Village, Barangay 101, Tondo. He said the activity strives to address the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This early, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed the swift approval of another proposed national budget, this time for the year 2024. According to the House of Representatives chieftain, five weeks of "solid work" should be...
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. is in favor of reviving the mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program to help instill discipline among the youth and spark a consciousness within their minds about the importance of defending...
All government agencies were ordered to come up with an inventory of suitable lands where housing units will be built to address housing backlog in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. issued the order as he declared...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the re-assessment of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were tagged as "non-poor" under Listahanan 3—a standardized poor household targeting system. The DSWD said on Tuesday, July...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the government will be able to sustain the newly-launched food stamp program which will run until 2027 or for "as long as we need it." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool) Marcos led the kick-off activity...
Instead of outright suspending the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE), a group of teachers called on the government to improve its implementation. (DepEd file photo) “Children, especially those in the early grades of education learn better if the language used in teaching is the...
The landmark arbitral award on the South China Sea (SCS) arbitration pushes the Department of National Defense (DND) to improve the territorial defense capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a ranking official bared Friday, July 14. *(File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) * DND...
Great things are finally moving in the Philippines’ railroad modernization program, with the signing last Thursday, July 13, of three contract packages covering the South Commuter Railroad Project (SCRP). The ceremony was held in Malacañang between the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) reviews the K to 12 program, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is pushing for a basic education curriculum that can be realistically implemented. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN EDCOM 2, the national commission tasked to...
A plan to add healthcare assistance and healthcare associates in hospitals in a bid to address the impact of nursing shortage in the country was proposed to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, July 11. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will acquire more naval and air assets under the current phase of its modernization program amid a shift in terms of priorities in defending the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). *(File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) * Col. Medel Aguilar, AFP...
