India women journalists take the spotlight in a male-dominated field A CALLING Suneeta works as a journalist We got to see the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award winner, Writing with Fire , one of 15 feature documentaries shortlisted at the...
A 23- year-old man with special needs who went missing five years ago was finally reunited with his family in Valenzuela City on Sunday, Jan. 23. The Bahay Kalinga Ng Valenzuela announced that through the help of a Facebook (FB) post, they were able to confirm that Reynante Manalili was the person...
The legacy of the 44 elite Special Action Force (SAF) troopers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who sacrificed their lives to neutralize international terrorists in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015 will never be forgotten in the generations to come. (Courtesy of PNP-PIO livestream) This was...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that the national government has released another tranche of Special Risk Allowance (SRA) for public and private healthcare workers (HCWs). In a statement, the budget department said on Friday, Jan. 21, that an additional funding amounting to...
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) officially launches the Montero Sport Black Series. The Black Series edition was introduced in the Xpander in November 2021, soon followed by the Strada Athlete. Now Mitsubishi hopes to elevate its seven-seater SUV with luxurious design and premium...
FDA US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has expressed intention to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Paxlovid, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. “Mayroon pong intensiyon ang Pfizer na magrehistro po ng produkto nila under...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is set to discuss, together with other concerned agencies, the funding of the special risk allowance (SRA) of medical workers for this year. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is set to meet the officials of Department of Budget and Management...
Medicines (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a compassionate special permit (CSP) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Bexovid, which is the generic version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. “Mr. President, na-approve po ng FDA ang application...
FDA The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is now accepting applications for special certification of self-administered COVID-19 home test kits. “As of today, we announce that we are accepting applications for Special Certification for COVID-19 self- administered or the home...
Saying that the P5,000 special risk allowance for medical frontliners is “too low,” President Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 6, approved the increase of such allowance due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This came after he made a call to...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded employers on Friday, Dec. 24, to observe the proper payment of wages to their workers for the holidays this month. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "It's the duty of employers to provide the rightful wages and benefits entitled to their workers...
A total of 46 out-of-school youth (OSY) in Taytay, Rizal received P10,000 each from the provincial government of Rizal after completing their 30-day Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) on Thursday, Dec. 23. The SPES is an employment program by the Department of Labor and...
