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Published December 21, 2020, 9:15 PM Media giant GMA Network remains to be the top choice for value-laden programs and special projects as it received a total of 17 honors at the 42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards. This year, multi-awarded and trending news magazine TV program “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS)” has been elevated to the Hall of Fame for “Best News Magazine.” Hosted by GMA News pillar Jessica Soho, KMJS has been winning the title in the said category for the past few years a...

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The extended grace period being given to our fellow Filipinos during the holiday season will provide much needed reprieve to those reeling from the devastating effects of the pandemic and natural calamities,” Velasco said in a statement. “This good gesture on the part of Meralco will go a long way in helping our kababayans feel secure this Christmas,” he added. The Marinduque lawmaker noted that ...

(PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) In its 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) estimated the location of Vicky at 135 kilometers (kms) east-southeast of Kalayaan, Palawan. It is likely to exit the PAR in the afternoon. After its exit, PAGASA said Vicky will move southwest as it comes under the full influence of the surge of the northeast monsoon or “amihan.” It is also seen to intensify into a tropical storm in t...

Published December 20, 2020, 2:24 PM       CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Governor Humerlito A. Dolor has formed a special task force to directly address the problem on flooding that caused widespread destruction in several barangays, particularly in the first district, as an after-effect of the recent typhoons and monsoon rains that crossed the province.       Under Executive order No. 72 of Dolor, the Provincial Task Force Against Flooding was mandated to re-evaluate previous ...

Tropical Depression Vicky to bring rains, gusty winds over parts of the Visayas, Mindanao Published December 18, 2020 4:51am The low pressure area (LPA) off Davao City developed into a tropical depression before dawn Friday and is set to bring rains, gusty winds over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, according to PAGASA. As of 3 a.m. on Friday, Tropical Depression Vicky was estimated at 220 kilometers east of Davao City with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the cent...

Published December 16, 2020, 6:09 PM The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has monitored a new low pressure area (LPA) near the southeastern boundary of the country’s area of responsibility on Wednesday afternoon, which may bring significant rainfall over Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao towards the weekend. Weather specialist Benison Estareja said the LPA was estimated at 1,025 kilometers east-southeast of Mindanao around 3 p.m. on Wed...

ICT group presses Congress to pass bills on Open Access, Faster Internet Services Share on email The Better Broadband Alliance (BBA) has called on Congress to pass the Open Access in Data Transmission and Faster Internet Services bills to address poor Internet access, especially in the rural areas. In a letter sent to House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente Sotto III, BBA urged the passage of two key policy reforms to heed Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated calls to improv...

Published December 13, 2020, 10:41 AM Having a new House leadership won’t necessarily translate to a new operating franchise for shuttered television and radio network giant ABS-CBN, Deputy Speaker and SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta reckoned. This view shows the ABS-CBN network headquarters in Quezon City in the Metro Manila area on May 5, 2020. (Photo by Maria TAN / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Marcoleta, in a recent interview over Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI),...

Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite (Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdie Gaite Facebook / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Gaite said Velasco’s “good judgement” will protect members of Congress against government agencies’ red-tagging of Makabayan congressmen, who include nominees from Bayan Muna, Gabriela, Kabataan, and ACT Teachers. “Clearly there is pressure on the House to join the communist witch hunt of the NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Community Armed Conflict), but we believe Speak...