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Manila Bulletin
Ensure structures are ready for 'The Big One'
Infrastructure quake-proofing weakest link in preparation – OCD
5 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH net foreign liability down to $66B in 2024
The Philippines ended 2024 with a lower net international position (IIP) of $65.5-billion net external liability, as foreign investments in the country declined faster than its assets abroad.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Antipolo road rage shooter to face frustrated homicide, gun ban violations
Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) director Col. Felipe Maraggun on Monday, March 21, said charges of frustrated homicide, violations of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, as well as the election gun ban will be filed against the 28-year-old businessman who shot four persons during a road rage incident in Antipolo City on Sunday, March 30.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new “war-fighting headquarters.”
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ex-gang leader, 3 pals caught in gun buy-bust
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested the former leader of the notorious Pascual Criminal Group and three companions during a firearms buy-bust operation in Concepcion, Tarlac on Saturday night, March 29.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
'A Working Man' takes No. 1 at US box office
In an un-expected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” took No. 1 at the box office, besting the rapidly declining “Snow White,” according to studio estimates Sunday.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Paris on your lips
Here's where you can get the Le Rouge Celine lipstick collection
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Filipinos in Myanmar may request for repatriation after quake – DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, March 31, said Filipinos in Myanmar may request for repatriation after the massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Southeast Asian country and neighboring Thailand.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Wild skirmish
Five players, two coaches ejected in Pistons-Timberwolves game
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bacolod bets kick off campaign
BACOLOD CITY - Thousands of supporters gathered as local candidates kicked off their campaign on March 28.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov't to help Filipinos arrested in Qatar for holding protest rally
Malacañang said the government will help the 20 Filipinos who were arrested in Qatar for supposedly holding an unauthorized political demonstration on Friday, March 28, as it assured the public that the administration will not forsake any Filipino needing assistance abroad.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Norway and Sulong Peace Inc. strengthen peace and security efforts in Negros
The Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) in Manila, in partnership with Sulong Peace Inc. (SPI), conducted a field visit to Negros Island from March 10 to 12, reaffirming Norway’s commitment to peace building, security cooperation, and participatory governance.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Housing program contractors backing out due to low profit
Some contractors have withdrawn from the administration’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program due to low profit margins, causing delays in the construction of houses for Filipinos, Malacañang revealed.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US tariffs threaten PH exporters
With the United States (US) being the Philippines’ top export destination at the start of 2025, Moody’s Analytics said the tariffs that US President Donald Trump plans to impose on cross-border goods may hurt exporters.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Another big blow
SBP confirms Brownlee receives ‘notice of adverse analytical finding’
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Jungolfers ready
Jung B. Belangel and Jeonju Seong-Woo Kim survived in a wild finish at the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus slipped past the Seoul SK Knights, 75-74, in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) Sunday, March 30.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Oil prices up again
It’s another stressful week at the pumps, as oil prices rise by over P1 again.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov’t vows to review hunger data, address any gaps
Malacañang said it would review the government’s data on hunger rates following a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed an increase in the number of Filipinos experiencing hunger.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Balikbayan PH retirement dream
In my youth, many of my peers and relatives had the SCAN American dream of migrating to the land of milk and honey. Several of them took the chance and found material prosperity practicing their chosen profession, as nurse, accountants, teachers, engineers, and so on. They were able to afford a lifestyle that would not have been possible had they stay put in the country.
3 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Group urges DepEd to implement ‘teacher-friendly’ reforms in 2025-2026 school calendar
Citing concerns over heavy workloads, inadequate rest periods, and extreme weather conditions, a teachers’ group has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement “teacher-friendly” reforms in the 2025-2026 school calendar.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Telecommunications outage and outrage
Many of us spend a lot of time on their gadgets-phones, laptops, or desktops, for communication, entertainment, information, news and most importantly, for a living, since a lot of us work online from home.
3 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Belangel delivers
SJ Belangel and Jeonju Seog-Woo survived in a wild finish as the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus slipped past the Seoul SK Knights, 75-74, in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) Sunday, March 30.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
ACEN secures P34B loan for Quezon wind
Ayala-led ACEN Corp. announced that its subsidiaries, ACEN Global Development Group Inc. and GIGA ACE 6 (GA6), have secured an omnibus loan and security agreement (OLSA) for the Quezon North wind project.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sandiganbayan admits evidence of ex-mayors in their graft cases
The Sandiganbayan has ordered the admission of the pieces of evidence presented by former Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Zuriel S. Zaragoza and his father, Edgardo Zaragoza, in their cases for graft and malversation of public funds.
2 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
21-year-old student bags Lin-ay sang Negros crown
BACOLOD CITY - A 21-year-old business administration student from Victorias City, Negros Occidental was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2025 on Friday, March 28.
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Third petition challenging 2025 national budget filed before Supreme Court
A third petition alleging unconstitutional provisions in the 2025 National General Appropriations Act (GAA) has been filed before the Supreme Court (SC).
1 min |
April 1, 2025
Manila Bulletin
POCO F7 Series: POCO unleashes ultrapower in Singapore
While the iconic Merlion and Changi Airport draw global attention, the Sands Expo and Convention Centre became the epicenter of cutting-edge smartphone technology as Singapore hosted the launch of the POCO F7 Series.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov’t debt payments plummet in January
The Marcos administration’s debt payments dropped in the first months of the year, primarily attributed to a substantial decline in principal payments, which offset the rise in interest expenses.
1 min |
March 31, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH misses out on trade gains
While the Philippines would be insulated from the tariff wars initiated by United States (US) President Donald Trump, it cannot reap the potential benefits from the supply chain restructuring of affected businesses in targeted countries.
1 min |
March 31, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Women, Peace and Security Center of Excellence
Excellence was the driving force when the Philippines successfully hosted the first ministerial-level International Conference on Women, Peace and Security last October 2024, a landmark event for our country in terms of advancing the Global Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda.
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