At least seven big ticket infrastructure projects, including the Metro Manila Subway and three other mass transport systems, will help solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila and nearby areas, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday, April 10. DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista...
Vice Mayor Yul Servo's artworks made from scrap metal Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto believes that the key to the future lies in the past which can be gleaned in his three-dimensional metal artworks. For the past year, Nieto had four solo art exhibits in different places around...
The Manila Police District (MPD) rescued a total of 2,315 street children and mendicants from various areas of the city in just one month. MPD rescued street children and mendicants in Manila. (Photo from MPD/MANILA BULLETIN) The MPD said it already conducted 391 rescue operations from March...
Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valor, is observed today to recall the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops in 1942 during World War II. On April 9, 1942, the surrender of Filipino and American troops also marked the start of the Death March, a 106-kilometer trek to Capas, Tarlac. According to...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora called on the public to conserve water as the country continues to experience tremendous heat wave due to the El Niño phenomenon. Mayor Francis Zamora "Water is a precious resource that sustains us all, the lifeblood of...
There is a major silver lining after all to the scorching blow of the summer months, as the electricity rates of utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be reduced significantly by P0.9879 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its April billing cycle. As announced by the power firm, its overall...
Inflation in March increased by 3.7 percent last week, up from 3.3 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last April 5. According to a summary table prepared by the Presidential Communications Office, rice accounts for 2.2 percent or 59 percent of this increase....
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an event that has been celebrated annually since 1948 to create awareness on a specific health issue of concern to people all over the world, and to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme – My health, my right – brings attention to the...
The script for market dynamics will be flipped this April because instead of a rate hike, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is hinting at a rate reduction in the electric bills of its roughly 8.0 million customers within this billing cycle. Meralco Vice President and Head of...
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who got injured when a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan received Taiwanese $10,000 as cash assistance, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) disclosed on Friday, April 5. One of the recipients of the financial aid was OFW Christine Gumahin, who fell...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration marked March 22, 2024 as the start of the warm and dry season. Paired with the increased risk of dry spells and droughts due to the El Niño phenomenon, local farmers — the nation's backbone — find their...
