Malacañan said that the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday, Sept. 23, has so far seized P31.5 billion worth of smuggled goods, the highest in the agency’s history. (From left) BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio and CIIS Director Verne Enciso (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) A...
While House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Tuesday, Dec. 6, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to prioritize salary increase amid the 14-year-high inflation rate of 8 percent in November 2022, House Ways and Means chair and Albay 2nd...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles has underscored the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines amid the current surge in new cases of the dreaded illness. (Hakan Nural/ Unsplash) “Please allow us to reiterate that the protection provided by...
President Duterte has said that the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation is "becoming more alarming every day". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte gave this description of the situation after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Jan. 10 a new...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
Manila city broke its own single-day vaccination record for the third time in one week on Friday (June 18) with 27,626 COVID jabs deployed. (Manila City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The local government started the week with 25,668 vaccines deployed on June 14 and was able to surpass the record thrice on...
The heat index in Dagupan City, Pangasinan soared to 53 degrees Celsius (°C) at around 2 p.m. on Friday, May 14, the highest heat index in the country so far in 2021. Heat index is the measurement of how hot it feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. (PIXABAY...
