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The PCSO said only one bettor correctly guessed the winning combination of 13-01-50-10-51-54. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The lucky bettor defied the one-in-28,989,675 odds of winning the jackpot of the 6/55 game. On the other hand, two bettors were able to guess five of the six winning numbers to bag the second prize of P100,000. Two hundred seventy-nine bettors won P1,500 each while 4,364 won P60 in consolation prizes. Meanwhile, PCSO said there was no jackpot winner in the Lotto 6/42 draw...

Published May 8, 2021, 10:58 AM ABUCAY, Bataan (PNA) – A ranking official of the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) died when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a dump truck that he was tailing at the portion of the Roman Superhighway here Thursday evening, May 6. (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) Maj. Leopoldo Estorque, Jr., town police chief, said in a report on Friday that the victim was identified as Jose Paulo Tuazon, 37, a BPSU director for Auxiliary & Entrepreneurial Services an...

Published May 4, 2021, 3:49 PM BALANGA, BATAAN — As part of the continuing Livelihood Improvement Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the provincial government of Bataan recently distributed 40 cows and carabaos to qualified farmers in the town of Abucay. COWABUNGA. A farmer gives his newly-acquired calf a bath which was just awarded to him by the Provincial Government of Bataan as part of a livelihood program for qualified farmers. (Bataan PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The animal dispers...

BALANGA CITY, Bataan –  A 14-day-old male infant here was among 72 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Bataan based on the latest report of the provincial health office Wednesday, April 28. The new positive cases are 19 from Mariveles, 15 each from Abucay and this city,

Ecuador: Volcanic Ashfall Early Action Final Report on Early Action Phase (EAP2019EC01) Format The IFRC’s Programme and Operations Division approved the Ecuadorian Red Cross’s Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Ecuador: Volcanic Ashfall in April 2019 with a timeframe of five years and a budget of 246,586 Swiss francs, consisting of 140,660 Swiss francs for readiness and prepositioning and 105,926 Swiss francs for early action. Of the early action amount, the operation’s expenditures were 84,...

Arthur Wermuth, the "One-Man Army of Bataan," with one of his Philippine Scouts. (Library of Congress) In 1942, Maj. Arthur Wermuth was crawling through mud to avoid a Japanese patrol marching through the jungle. The invaders had no idea he was there. When they passed, he continued crawling on the jungle floor. His destination was a ridgeline that overlooked the nearby enemy camp. He climbed to the top of the ridge and drew out his Thompson submachine gun. He then let loose on the encampment. T...

Philippine mines continue unhampered 4 years after Gina’s shutdown order In Benguet, critics are dismayed and wary of environmental degradation and natural disasters. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines is also waiting for Malacañang to resolve the suspensions and “move mining forward.” BY MARIA ELENA CATAJAN January 31, 2021 | 12:30:00 PM What you need to know about this story: The la...

Bucks County Courier Times LANGHORNE — Dr. Augie Adrid, a member of the Rotary Club of Shady Brook, was recently named a Paul Harris Fellow, a prestigious Rotary International honor.  Bob Morris, the chapter’s current president, presented a certificate and pin in recognition of Adrid’s service to the organization and his generous donation to the organization of $1,000 or more in support the Rotary Foundation, Polio Plus, or Rotary-approved foundation grants.  “I am ...

By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 13, 2021 The Defense Department on Wednesday agreed to analyze remains in a Philippines grave long believed by family members to be those of Alexander “Sandy” Nininger Jr., the first service member awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and its precursors had denied repeated requests by the family to exhume the remains for DNA testing, maintaining that the agency’s documentation could no...

In DoD Reversal, Agency Will Analyze Remains Thought to be WWIIs First Medal of Honor Recipient In a reversal of policy long sought by family members, the Defense Department has ordered a set of remains in the Philippines believed to be Alexander "Sandy" Nininger to be exhumed and examined. (U.S. Army) 14 Jan 2021 The Defense Department on Wednesday agreed to analyze remains in a Philippines grave long believed by family members to be those of Alexander "Sandy" Nininger Jr., the first service m...