Philippine News

SCHOOL OPENING BLUES. Teachers and their students at the Corazon C. Aquino Elementary school in Quezon City attend the traditional national anthem ceremony on their first day of classes on Tuesday, while a boy couldn’t help but cry as a teacher tries to comfort him. Manny Palmero and Norman Cruz …

GOODWILL VISIT. The JS Izumo, one of the two Japanese destroyers docked in Manila for a goodwill visit after capping a quadrilateral drills with the Philippines, United States and Australia in the South China Sea. The vessels will take part in the ongoing Indo-Pacific Deployment Exercises that include troops from the …

LAND reclamations in coastal areas can act as protection against storm surges and tsunamis and will likely prevent flooding, a Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) official said. PRA Assistant General Manager Joseph Literal on Sunday allayed fears over reclamations in Manila Bay after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the weekend took to social media to pay tribute to the late Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Maria Susana “Toots” Ople, who passed away last week after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. In a video posted on his official Facebook page, the Chief …

PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (PNA photo by Lloyd Caliwan) MANILA – The country’s crime volume dropped by 6.19 percent during the first eight months this year as compared to the same period in 2022, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday. The data cover the period Jan. 1 to …

For an extra P2.63 billion in its budget next year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it would process incoming and outgoing travelers within 45 seconds. The bureau’s pledge is part of its 2024 budget request of P4.24 billion, which is 163 percent more than its budget this year, House …

Despite hurdles and hardships, teachers on Monday, Aug. 28, said they are ready to “serve for another school year.” NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE  “We are still facing the perennial problems such as lack of classrooms, armchairs, instructional materials and even teachers,” said Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) Chairman …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday assured Filipino consumers that the surprise inspections at warehouses holding rice stocks last week will continue. “I thank Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio for his initiative of peering into these suspicious warehouses at a time when Filipinos are grappling with rising prices of rice. This …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Aug. 28, said it is bracing for an “intense” Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE). Aspirants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City on Aug. 28, 2023. …

HUNDREDS of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon “Goring” (international name Saola) swept through rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday. Saola brushed past the northeast section of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185-kilometer-per-hour central winds within 125 kilometers of Tuguegarao City. “The …