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This town is beating illiteracy - and it’s not in Metro Manila
In a remarkable turnaround that defies national trends, the town of Norzagaray in Bulacan has emerged as a national model in the fight against illiteracy.
2 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Wet 'n Wild
She was not a typhoon, she was just a severe tropical storm. But wet and wild she was, just the same, at least as far as her effects were felt.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Get to know Malabon through its food
When we think of food and Malabon City, one of the first things we think of is its iconic Pancit Malabon, characterized by thick, chewy rice noodles; orange sauce flavored with shrimp, fish sauce, and crab roe paste; topped with a heavy sprinkling of egg and seafood—an ode to the abundance of the two rivers that run through it.
3 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
A night to remember for fans, players in FIVB Worlds
Alas Pilipinas showcasing its skills and passion, and K-Pop group BOYNEXTDOOR excitingly entertaining Filipino fans all in one night on Sept. 12 will kick off action in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Whisky business: Aged spirits, elevated pairings at The Whiskey Library
The Balvenie and The Glenlivet take center stage in a series of curated tastings
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Aribado advances to squash final
Veteran Jemyca Aribado marched into the finals of the 9th Southeast Asian Squash Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, July 22, after reigning champion Ainaa Amani retired while trailing 9-0 in their semifinal match.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
TMP Foundation: 35 years later, celebrating milestones of corporate social responsibility
Training that leads graduates to good-paying jobs here and abroad. A two-story home in a properly-maintained village community. Regular healthcare services from outreach programs. Modern medical equipment in a community hospital. Digital classrooms in an adopted public school. Environmental initiatives to help keep rivers clean, mangroves healthy, and forests protected.
6 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Torre accepts Baste Duterte’s challenge to a fight, but it has to be a charity match
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III sees nothing wrong with the challenge of acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte for the two of them to engage in a fistfight.
2 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mayor Isko rues years of neglect, absence of desiltation
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday, July 23, rued the years of neglect and the absence of desiltation which may have been the major factors why the city has been suffering from flooding.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Grandchildren to visit FPRRD in The Hague
Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II announced on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, plans to visit his grandfather, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in The Hague, Netherlands, in August.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Big assault in Jeddah
Biado, Chua banner early winners at World Pool Championship
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Nat'l taekwondo tilt set at Ninoy
It's going to be another weekend to remember as the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) stages its much-awaited 2025 SMART/MVPSF National Championships on July 26 and 27 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Surigao del Sur police probe Segovia slay
The Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) announced Tuesday the creation of a task force to thoroughly investigate the killing of a radioman in Bislig City.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
FGen revamps Visayas plants
Lopez-led First Gen Corp. (FGen) is set to modernize several of its aging geothermal power plants in the Visayas region to boost baseload power generation with newer technology.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Love wins: Couple gets wed in flooded Barasoain Church
A couple from Navotas defied the odds and knee-deep flood waters when they pushed through with their wedding at the historic but very much flooded Barasoain Church on Tuesday, July 22.
1 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Rain, rage, and a little hope
It’s hard to describe the specific kind of frustration that fills you when you’re stuck for hours on Quezon Avenue during a monsoon downpour on a Monday morning on your way to a meeting in Manila.
3 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
Not just pretty clothes
Filipino designer Mara San Pedro fuses sustainability and heritage in global competition
3 min |
July 24 2025
Manila Bulletin
How effective is lenacapavir?
Why this medication could be the next best thing to an HIV vaccine
5 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
NCR, other regions paralyzed by floods
No classes, work in gov't in several areas today
5 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
GOCC dividends boost non-tax take
Higher dividend remittances from state-owned corporations may help offset a potential shortfall in the government's P5-billion privatization target for 2025, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PBBM stops installation of SONA-related materials
President Marcos, dismayed over reports that State of the Nation Address (SONA)-related materials were being put up amid the massive flooding, ordered a stop to these activities.
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH bucks slowing regional credit growth
Debt watcher S&P Global Ratings reported that credit growth across emerging markets (EMs) in Asia has generally softened in the first six months of the year, except in the Philippines and Vietnam, where lending has notably picked up pace.
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
APEC bizmen urge free trade
Top business executives across the Asia-Pacific are urging regional leaders to reaffirm their commitment to free trade amid escalating trade tensions and global uncertainties.
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Duterte hoping for freedom in time for VP Sara's 2028 presidential run
Former president Rodrigo Duterte hopes that he will be free by the time Vice President Sara Duterte decides to seek the presidency in 2028.
1 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos meets US business leaders to seek investments
President Marcos met with top executives of investment firms in the United States in a bid to secure investments for the country.
3 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Ten lessons I've learned at 34
At 34, I’m preparing for my graduation. I’ve just finished ironing my gown for the ceremony, and I find myself reflecting on the long road that brought me here.
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
You have revealed them to the childlike
There are many differences between childish and childlike attitudes. “Childish” behavior is seen in an adult who acts annoyingly and immaturely, incommensurate with
2 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
PDEA agent in coma after Laguna shootout with drug suspects
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent is now in serious condition after sustaining bullet wounds during a shootout with two drug suspects in Calamba City in Laguna, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday night, July 21.
1 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Child survives fall into road excavation pit amid heavy rains in Quezon City
A child miraculously survived a fall into raging flood waters in a large road excavation site in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Monday afternoon, July 22.
1 min |
July 23 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov Vilma leads boodle fight to prove fish in Taal Lake safe to eat
Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto led a boodle fight with officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 4-A and local fishermen here on Tuesday, July 22, to dispel doubts and ensure that fish caught from Taal Lake are safe to eat.
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