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Manila Bulletin
Wild things and big dreams
DENR's wildlife campaign gains momentum with SM partnership
1 min |
May 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
BPI prices SINAG bonds
Zobel-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has priced its 1.5-year peso-denominated fixed-rate BPI Supporting Inclusion, Nature, and Growth Bonds (BPI SINAG Bonds), which are being offered to investors from May 20 to 30, 2025.
1 min |
May 21, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The rise of the Mindanao vote
Looking through the various results of senatorial elections in key Mindanao cities two realizations come to mind.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH policy continuity seen after mid-term elections
With the President-backed bloc securing a midterm poll victory over the Duterte-aligned camp, Moody’s Analytics said the outcome could help ensure smoother continuity of the administration’s economic and governance policies.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Two suspects in Anson Que kidnap-slay nabbed in Boracay
Authorities have arrested one of the key suspects in the kidnap-slay of businessman Anson Que and another person implicated in the case during a raid in a resort in Boracay Island over the weekend, a ranking police official confirmed on Monday, May 19.
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May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
54 party-list race winners proclaimed
Fifty-four winning party-list groups during the 2025 midterm polls—representing 59 nominees—were proclaimed on Monday afternoon, May 19, while the fate of two other groups remain unclear as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), suspended their proclamation.
3 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Karate team ready for Asian tourney
Southeast Asian Games champion Sakura Alforte banners the Philippine team that would see action in the 21st AKF Asian Senior Karate Championships slated on May 23 to 25 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Gov't opens 16,000 new teaching posts
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions in public schools for 2025 to 2026, with a total budget of P4.19 billion, to strengthen the education sector and ensure sufficient manpower.
3 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Finland marks May Day and 70 years of ties with the Philippines
The ambassador of the Finland Embassy, Saija Nurminen, hosted a special celebration for the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and the Philippines with a jazz concert held at the Society Lounge in Makati City on April 30, which is also International Jazz Day.
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May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Church
Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in Saint Peter's Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs, and princes.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos: Let's focus on people's needs
President Marcos vowed to ease the burdens of ordinary Filipinos by focusing on addressing the day-to-day concerns of Filipinos.
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May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A new dawn in the Philippine political landscape
The dust has barely settled from the 2025 midterm elections, yet the political landscape already feels dramatically altered. In a stunning twist, voters defied expectations, leaving analysts, candidates, and even the electorate itself stunned.
3 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sugar output beats gov’t goal
The country’s sugar production in the current crop year is expected to reach 1.84 million metric tons (MT), three percent higher than the government’s initial forecast of 1.78 million MT, as the industry steadily recovers from the El Niño phenomenon last year.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
OCD inspecting proposed Kanlaon resettlement sites
The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region is inspecting the proposed sites for permanent evacuation centers and resettlement areas for residents displaced by Kanlaon Volcano in four local government units in Negros Occidental.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bridging AI gap for equitable growth
The recent call of the Senate Committee on Public Services for the responsible and beneficial use of artificial intelligence (AI) comes at a pivotal time for the Philippines. As the global AI revolution accelerates, Sen. Grace Poe's message underscores a crucial national challenge: how to harness AI not merely as a tool of progress for the few, but as a lever of inclusive and equitable growth for the many.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
78,000 affected by massive flooding in Maguindanao
A massive flooding has affected at least 78,000 individuals in the low-lying towns of Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to torrential rains from the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) since May 14.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
A salute to the youth for voting wisely
The triumph of newly-elected Senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan, both of whom I endorsed in this column just before the recent election, is largely attributed to the youth vote.
3 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Village chair, 2 tanods wanted for killing Siberian Husky
Police are hunting a barangay chairman and two barangay tanods or watchmen for allegedly killing a Siberian Husky in the barangay dog pound in Barangay Bungahan here on Saturday night, May 17.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Change in House leadership could hurt Marcos admin, says solon
A change in leadership in the House of Representatives could end up hurting the legislative agenda of President Marcos for the remainder of his term.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DSWD distributes food packs to stranded people
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Eastern Visayas has extended assistance to truckers, drivers, and motorists stranded on the San Juanico Bridge.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
P33-M shabu seized after polls in Bacolod
The Bacolod City Police Office has resumed its anti-drug campaign following the elections and arrested three suspected drug pushers and seized 4.6 kilograms of shabu valued at P33 million here.
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May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles on Monday, May 19, for a scheduled press conference where he is expected to announce his big return to the boxing ring.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Fuel price hike set
After two consecutive price rollbacks, fuel prices are set to increase this week.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Trump hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war
Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Youth will write
A campus journalist reflects on truth-telling and the drive to keep writing in the AI era
3 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Young but dangerous
OKC arranges West duel vs Minnesota
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH records increase in foreign tourist arrivals from Middle East, GCC countries
The Philippines has started to move on from the decline of Chinese visitor arrivals as the country began to record significant improvement on the arrival of other foreign tourists, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.
1 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Prosecution asks ICC to delay disclosure of witnesses in Duterte case
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to extend the deadline for the submission of key evidence materials and witnesses’ identities in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, citing witness safety and “judicial economy” as reasons.
2 min |
May 20, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos open to reconciling with Dutertes
President Marcos said he remains open to reconciling with the Duterte family amid lingering political tensions, saying he values stability and friendship over conflict.
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