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Photo from Metro Manila Animal Save/ MANILA BULLETIN The Manila local government announced on Monday, Dec. 4, that it has started the preservation of Mali, the country’s only elephant who died of congestive heart failure. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna said she had tasked City Administrator Bernie Ang to meet Parks …

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Dec. 4, recorded 1, 898 aftershocks from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked Surigao del Sur. (Phivolcs) Of the recorded aftershocks as of 1 p.m., Phivolcs said 355 of those were plotted. Meanwhile, 19 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1.4 to …

Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Declaring martial law in the aftermath of the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) would be ill-advised, House Assistant Minority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said. “No, no we should not. Okay, I …

ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas is recovering from angioplasty over the weekend at The Medical City Iloilo here. Daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu confirmed on Monday, December 4, that his father had the procedure. RAISA Treñas-Chu, daughter of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, confirms that her father underwent angioplasty over the …

Warning: This story contains distressing images and details. Intense Israeli airstrikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and journalists on the ground said. Israeli troops and tanks also pressed …

DAVAO CITY – Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat suspended classes in public schools in Mati City on Monday, December 4, for an inspection by rapid damage assessment teams of the structural integrity of all public infrastructure, buildings, schools, and other facilities after the magnitude 7.4-earthquake on Saturday night, December 2. Rabat …

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Student leaders in Mindanao condemned the bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, on Sunday morning, December 3. Unyon Mindanao, the premier alliance of student governments in Mindanao, said that apart from emanating violence, the “barbaric act” also worsens …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte commended President Marcos for his commitment to advance the Philippines’ dedication to climate justice on the international stage. “The Marcos administration deserves credit for consistently championing the cause of climate justice in Dubai and …

ILOILO CITY – The city government has placed security labels on Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards (IDs). THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) Mayor Jerry Treñas recently signed Executive Order (EO) No. 2023-157 mandating the installation of security labels on PWD IDs. “With the significant discount granted …

(MANILA BULLETIN) Teachers, doctors, and nurses are among the prospective beneficiaries of several salary hike bills filed in the House of Representatives by Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas. Vargas said the proposed salary increases will function as an “all-year-round Christmas gift for dedicated public servants”. “Our public servants …