Philippines

By Chito Chavez Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista approved an ordinance that compels all establishments in the city to provide courtesy seats for persons with disability (PWDs), pregnant women and senior citizens. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN) Ordinance No. 2804,.

By the Associated Press A vital reservoir on the Colorado River will be able to meet the demands of Mexico and the US Southwest for the next 13 months, but a looming shortage could trigger cutbacks as soon as the end of 2019, officials said Wednesday. FILE – In this May 18, 2015, file photo, water.

By Myrna M. Velasco The first week of the Christmas month will make a dent on consumers’ pockets as pump prices will be on uptrend – with diesel prices going up by ₱0.65 per liter and gasoline by ₱0.30 per liter. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The oil companies also advised…

By Vanne Elaine Terrazola  Senator Nancy Binay thanked the Makabayan Coalition for supporting her bid for reelection in the midterm polls. Senator Nancy Binay (Senate of the Philippines official Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Binay was one of the nine senatorial candidates officially endorsed…

Three party-list groups submitted two sets of nominees before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Based on the list provided by the Comelec, these party-list groups are Senior Citizens, ACTS-OFW and Magsasaka. The first set of nominees of Senior Citizens are Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes,…

While the results of the 2022 Bar examinations have not been released, the Supreme Court (SC) announced that the passers’ oathtaking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys will be held starting at 10 a.m. on May 2, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. The SC…

Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday attributed to the lack of inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) its belated discovery of unregistered products. Senator Pia Cayetano (SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the Senate’s plenary debates on the proposed 2021…

By Reuters JERUSALEM/ASUNCION (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation’s new government announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem. Israeli Prime…

DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao reported a total of 1,010,811 individuals jabbed with the first of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines or 84.23% of the target of 1.2 million as of November 19. According to the data released by the Davao City Vaccination Cluster of the local…

Due to the lack of bid proposals for the P600 million project for the lease of 10,000 additional vote counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Sept. 9, declared a failure of bidding. Comelec/MB “Considering that there are no bids.