President Duterte has called for the proper disposal of garbage, including medical waste, after observing the rise in plastic pollution during the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City (Photo/Office of Sen.Go) The President sought to raise...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, June 6, reiterated her call for the government to come up with a solid waste management strategy to address the overwhelming volume of plastic wastes, which remains a major environmental problem for the Philippines. “A 2015 University of Georgia study revealed...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is calling all hotels and resorts in the country to "go green" and adopt sustainable practices in time with the celebration of the 2021 World Environment Day. Costales Nature Farm (Photo from the Department of Tourism) In a statement, DOT Secretary Bernadette...
Filipina skateboarding prodigy Margielyn Didal is set to book her way to the Tokyo Olympics following a semifinal finish in the 2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships in Rome, Italy late Friday in Manila, June 4. Margielyn Didal Though the world rankings have yet to be reset as the...
The Philippine Azkals (Photo from PFF) Stephan Schrock said the change of venue from Suzhou, China to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates has no big impact on the Philippine Azkals’ final preparations for the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers. The Azkals are now in Sharjah ahead of the resumption of their...
The Philippines has secured another loan from the World Bank to finance a new project that aims to improve selected government buildings in Metro Manila and strengthen the capacity of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a statement, the Washington-based financial institution said...
Coronavirus-related restrictions have been prompting more people to pedal their way to work and leisure. On World Bicycle Day, cyclists weigh in if the roads in Metro Manila are now safe for bikers. (Photo from Bikers United Marshalls) In 2020, as the government imposed one of the strictest...
In this file photograph taken on March 1, 2021, a health worker holds up a vial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at a hospital in Manila. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO)'s approval on the COVID-19...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended on Wednesday, June 2, the House of Representatives for the passing in the third and final reading some key amendments on the economic provision of the 1987 Constitution. “We congratulate Speaker (Lord Allan) Velasco for proving...
Malacañang was happy with the inclusion of the coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac made by Sinovac in the emergency use list (EUL) of the World Health Organization (WHO), saying this would further boost the public's confidence about the shots. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the COVID-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered "of concern", while two other strains had been downgraded. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has in part been blamed for India's...
GENEVA, May 31, 2021 (AFP) - World Health Organization members agreed Monday to strengthen the global body at the heart of the pandemic response and give it a more secure financial base from which to tackle future health crises. Many of the details of the concrete measures had to be left to a...
