Новости за 10.11.2022

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes lauded the national team’s defense in its big win over Jordan, noting that its efforts on the floor keyed the pivotal second half breakaway for the 74-66 victory. Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes (FIBA Images) Trailing by four, 41-37, at the break, the ...

Scottie Thompson’s 6-foot-1 frame may not be the most imposing for Gilas Pilipinas but there was no doubt that he played big and towered all over the taller and heftier foes. The reigning PBA Most Valuable Player put up his best game for Gilas Pilipinas, flirting with a near triple-double ...

REFLECTIONS TODAY People in the time of Noah and Lot rejected God’s call for repentance and insisted on their routine of living. It is for people like them that the end-time could really be scary. Since their focus is to seek to gain their lives on their own terms, they ...

SENIOR BYAHERO The trolley slowed down before it came to a full stop. “We are here, sir,” announced the trolley driver and then he turned off the motor. After travelling for almost an hour on a wooden trolley which the locals call “skate” I was finally looking at the old ...

With cybercrimes becoming more prevalent with the advent of technology, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it needs at least 1,500 more tech-savvy policemen to address this growing threat. The PNP recruitment effort may be a coincidence, but it comes in the wake of Kaspersky Labs’ revelation about new spywareSandStrike ...

EDITORS DESK Easily the bane of many motorists in Metro Manila is the number coding scheme that prohibits vehicles from using the roads during peak hours based on the last digit of their plate number. This vehicle reduction program was implemented in the hopes of reducing traffic on our already ...

The Manila Bulletin’s 1st Sustainability Forum, to be held on Nov. 23-24, 2022, will be highlighted by an online forum featuring the country’s top business leaders, a head of a government agency, plus executives who are champions of sustainable practices in their own companies. The theme is “Beyond Green,” and ...

NIGHT OWL Even before President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. won the presidency, he has been emphasizing the need to create more jobs and livelihood opportunities in order to bounce back from the pandemic. His administration aimed for the full reopening of the economy to help accelerate job generation. We are now ...

If you want to make it big in show business, you really need to have a good connection. This was the advice of award-winning actor Allen Dizon when asked about his tips for aspiring actors, during a simple get-together with select members of the entertainment press to celebrate his 25th ...

Manila Bulletin’s 1st Sustainability Forum, anchored on the theme “Beyond Green,” calls on individuals and companies to adapt practices that help us attain a sustainable tomorrow. The online forum will be held on Nov. 23 to 24, 2022, and will feature talks from leaders in ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). ...

Only 1,768 individuals out of 3,472 examinees have passed the November 2022 Midwife Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. The exam was given by the Board of Midwifery in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga. (PRC ...

TACLOBAN CITY – Four senior citizens died after the tricycle they were riding fell into a canal in Brgy. Bagumbayan, Hilongos, Leyte on Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. The fatalities were identified as Dario Canales, 62, Vicente Atipon, 60, the tricycle driver; and his parents Francisco, 83; and wife Petronila Atipon, ...

CEBU CITY — The expiry of the Executive Order (EO) that bans the entry to Cebu of pork products from Panay Island is on December 12, but Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is already planning to extend it. The governor said she will be issuing another EO to extend the ban as ...

Red Bull BC One World Finals, one of the most prestigious one-on-one breaking competitions in the world, will be available for livestreaming on the iWantTFC app and website this Nov. 13 at 10 AM (Manila time). Now on its 19th season, the Red Bull BC One will be held in ...

A Taguig court held on Nov. 10 the last hearing on the petition for bail of TV host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro, who is accused of raping model Deniece Cornejo in 2014. After five hearings, the Taguig Regional Trial Court Branch 69 will now decide whether or not to ...

By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The local governments of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and Quezon Cities participated in the 4th Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, Nov. 10. Public school students, government employees, and barangay officials in Malabon City conducted the “Duck, Cover, and Hold” exercise. “Layon ng aktibidad ...

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) congratulated the 16 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines for making it to the list of best Asian universities. (Courtesy of CHED) “As HEIs continue to rise in global university rankings, CHED commits to prioritizing internationalization and setting milestones in nation-building,” CHED said. ...

A total of 450 senior citizens in Valenzuela City received free eyeglasses from the local government on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian personally distributed the eyeglasses to the elderlies who first underwent visual tests and eye checkups to determine their eye condition. The program was implemented ...

CJ Alexander G. Gesmundo with officials of the DOJ and the DILG in a dialogue in Naga City, Nov. 10, 2022 Justices of the Supreme Court (SC) and representatives of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) held a dialogue with judges, ...

Reigniting the interest in sports could play a key role in the country’s economic recovery in the post-pandemic era, according to long-time business manager Arnold Vegafria.

Hundreds of devotees in Binagonan, Rizal welcomed the pilgrim image of Quiapo’s Black Nazarene early morning Thursday, Nov. 10. Binangonan Mayor Cesar Ynares and his wife, Dr. Rose Ynares, led local officials and residents in the welcome ceremony for the pilgrim image at the municipal hall grounds. The devotees in ...

Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri on Thursday, November 10 asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to make the agenda for renewable energy a priority, instead of nuclear energy. At the plenary deliberations on the proposed 2023 budget of DOE, Zubiri related his realization about nuclear energy from his ...

Valenzuela 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian has expressed his support for the creation of the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), something he described as “long overdue”. The Cordillera Administrative Region (Wikipedia photo) “The establishment of the Cordillera Autonomous Region has been long overdue. It is high time that we legislate this ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has asked the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman to study the possibility of removing the value-added tax (VAT) component of public utilities, especially electricity. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda This was revealed by the committee chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda ...

Korean actress Park Eun-bin and her drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” were voted the No. 1 best actor and best drama of 2022. In celebration of its 18th anniversary, Korean media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 among 200 entertainment industry workers including employees ...