PARIS, France -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees...
This obsession for youth is old. As Pablo Picasso once said, “It takes a very long time to be young.” We might have been obsessed with youth since the beginning of time, or at least on record since Herodotus wrote about the fountain of youth in the fifth century BC, but as a cultural...
By: Alexa Basa & Badette Cunanan Photos by: Juan Carlo de Vela & Erwin Barleta The Manila Bulletin featured 20 finalists, promoting the beauty of the Philippines in its 20 th Newspaper-Christmas-Tree Making Contest 2022 held at South Entertainment Mall, SM Mall of Asia on December...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. today joined Senator Cynthia A. Villar in urging the public to participate in tree planting activities to widen the country’s whole-of-nation reforestation effort. Revilla said Villar, chairperson of the Senate environment, natural resources and climate...
Christmas in the Philippines this year will be a first for United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, who’s quite excited to welcome her daughters in the country to spend the festivities with them. US Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson stands beside the “Alliance...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local government of Malabon City held a gift-giving activity dubbed “Project Angel Tree” for 100 children and their parents at Malabon Citisquare Entertainment Center on Thursday. Dec. 15. “Ngayong araw, nakibahagi tayo sa Project Angel Tree Gift Giving Activity upang...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local government of Malabon City held a gift-giving activity dubbed "Project Angel Tree" for 100 children and their parents at Malabon Citisquare Entertainment Center on Thursday. Dec. 15. "Ngayong araw, nakibahagi tayo sa Project Angel Tree Gift Giving Activity upang...
ORMOC CITY – In a bid to become a smart city, a 50-foot Christmas tree adorned with calachuchi flowers and butterflies and powered by a car highlighted the year-end kick-off giant tree lighting ceremony here on Sunday, Dec. 11. NISSAN Philippines Inc. president Juan Manuel Hoyos poses with the...
GARCIA (FB) CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu will light a Christmas tree that symbolizes hope and unity at the provincial capitol here on Dec. 16. The Christmas tree-lighting ceremony will be held exactly one year after typhoon ‘’Odette’’ battered Cebu. The ceremony will be attended by...
The Parañaque City government lighted a giant Christmas tree at the City Hall grounds on Monday, Dec. 5. Mayor Eric Olivarez headed the ceremony, together with wife Aileen Claire and the city government department heads led by city administrator Atty. Voltaire dela Cruz. Olivarez said a show was...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- The Police Regional Office Cordillera held a simultaneous traditional Christmas tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 1, in its own way of officially starting the celebration of Yuletide season. Photo via Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN The Regional Headquarters, the different...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Saturday that the government has done everything to "make sure that every Filipino child has a Christmas." At a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Malacañang, Marcos said making Filipino children feel the Christmas spirit was "a good goal" for the...
