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Published April 23, 2021, 2:48 PM Supporters and volunteers of Vice President Leni Robredo celebrated her birthday on Friday, April 23, with the “National Lugaw Day,” where residents from over 100 areas in the country were served rice porridge. Blogger Jover Laurio of the Pinoy Ako Blog, one of the volunteers who arranged the event, said they launched the community feeding program to have a meaningful celebration of the Vice President’s 56th birthday. “We want to give the Vice President...

BusinessWorld April 22, 2021 | 8:14 pm WEST ZONE water supplier Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said it is hoping for a conclusion to the review of its concession agreement with the government “as soon as possible.” At a virtual briefing Thursday, Maynilad President and Chief Executive Officer Ramoncito S. Fernandez said the company has started formal communications with the government on the new agreement, adding that he expects a fair and reasonable review. “As fa...

Pancit: Chinese import but all-Filipino April 22, 2021 | 12:07 am NO party is complete without pancit. — TOPNTP26/FREEPIK IN times of grief and strife such as these, we celebrate every little thing, and nothing says celebration at a Filipino table better than a platter of pancit. To be fair to this noodle dish, it has been a star for a long time, even and especially in times of plenty. Filipino Food Month’s webinar series, Philippines on a Plate, presented a talk called “Untangling Panc...

Pasig River cleanup to start in May enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 20) — Preparations for the Pasig River cleanup project are underway with San Miguel Corporation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Works and Highways working together in a bid to extract 600,000 metric tons of waste per year. A statement from SMC on Tuesday said the first intensive studies on the riverbed are ongoing, with the actual cle...

endIndex: Filipino fans of K-Pop bands BTS and EXO join the slew of groups setting up community pantries to give free necessities to residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 20) — Filipino fans of K-Pop bands BTS and EXO join the slew of groups setting up community pantries to give free necessities to residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The fandom of South Korean boy band BTS, known as ARMY, opened a local community pantry in Dasmariñas, Ca...

Published April 18, 2021, 8:59 PM Miss Universe USA 2013 – to the universe and beyond One of the most interesting segments of the Miss Universe competition is the National Costume Parade where the candidates highlight their rich culture and history. In some cases, however, these costumes are hilarious, weird and insane. Here are some of the most “unique” national costumes that ever graced the Miss Universe stage in recent years, as compiled by Dane Maverick G. Padel and Merciely A. Salvad...

(VP Leni Robredo) On her official Facebook page, Robredo gave updates about her office’s Swab Cab mobile program, which aims to provide free antigen testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in local government units (LGUs) that want to partner with them.  “Our SWAB CAB is in 3 different areas in Quezon City today. Thank you to Congressman Kit Belmonte and his district office for doing all the groundwork and for all support,” Robredo said in a post.  Belmonte is a member and the secret...

(1st UPDATE) Robredo's spokesperson Barry Gutierrez says the Vice President earlier tested negative for COVID-19 and is showing no symptoms. She 'will continue to supervise all operations...from quarantine.'

Published April 16, 2021, 1:02 PM An additional 4,754 contact tracers will be hired and trained for deployment in Metro Manila starting May 1 to boost the country’s contact tracing efforts and prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, April 16. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DILG Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Bernardo Florece Jr. said the new contact tracers will be hired under the Depart...

Published April 15, 2021, 9:47 AM Four vaccination centers in Mandaluyong will temporarily close from April 15 to April 16. These are the vaccination centers located in Andres Bonifacio Integrated School, Isaac Lopez Integrated School, Hulo Integrated School, and Pedro P. Cruz. In an advisory on Wednesday, Mandaluyong City Public Information Office said the four vaccination sites will undergo cleaning and full disinfection during the period of its closure. Mandaluyong residents were advised on ...