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THE Philippine flag was used as a car cover in Iloilo City, an act prohibited under the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines. (Iloilo City Police Office-Mandurriao) ILOILO CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is strengthening its campaign on the Flag and Hera

(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) After consultations with linguists and experts, the Department of Education (DepEd) released an amended version of the “Panatang Makabayan.” In DepEd Order No. 004 series of 2023, signed by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, the depar

A pageant-centered Facebook page apologized for uploading an image of the Philippine flag in its wartime position in a publication material for Miss

Former president Fidel V. Ramos will be given a state funeral with full military honors, Malacañang said Wednesday, Aug. 3. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Manila) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the late president will be accorded a stat

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared a 10-day period of national mourning over the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco / MANILA BULLETIN) Maros declared July 31 to Aug. 9 as a Period of National Mourning. The sig

A provision in the Flag and Heraldic Code in the Philippines was brought up online after some people criticized the burning of strained flags during the

Mayor Florencio T. Flores Jr., former mayor of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon who passed away Feb. 18, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Brian Flores) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The City of Malaybalay in Bukidnon is mourning the death of its local chief executive, Mayor Florencio Flores Jr., who passed away of Friday. He was 72. After succeeding Flores, former vice mayor and now Mayor Jay Warren Pabillaran on Friday issued his first Executive Order directing all government agencies in Malaybalay City and all baran...

Published May 20, 2021, 6:17 PM A House official wanted to give artists the discretion in interpreting and singing the Philippines’ national anthem. Members of the Philippine Navy unfurl a Philippine flag at the Heritage Park, Imus, Cavite during the National Flag Day on May, 28, 2018. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday, May 20, urged his colleagues to relax the proposed law prescribing a defin...

Senator Manny Pacquiao(EPA/JOSEPH VIDAL / PRIB / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Pacquiao filed Senate Bill No. 1984 last January 14, renewing propositions to increase the rays of the eight-rayed sun in the country’s flag to represent Filipino Muslims who fought against Spain’s colonization. He said Muslim heroes are “mostly unrecognized”, citing for instance Lapu-Lapu and Sultan Kudarat, who led battles against the Spaniards. “Our Muslim heroes who equally struggled valiantly for our ...