It seems that the imminent filing of new impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte could be reduced to a simple case of copy-and-paste. This, after Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said that the 19th Congress complaint lodged by the House of Representatives against the lady...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan recently met during a Chinese pianist 's performance in the country. Marcos and the Chinese Embassy in Manila respectively posted a photo of the First Lady and the ambassador together during Chinese pianist Lang...
Preparations for the “Barangay Newly Elected Officials (BNEO) program’’ are now being mounted ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled on November 6, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stated. Last year, President Ferdinand...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is eyeing the passage of an amendatory measure that would significantly increase monthly cash grants for education, health care, and nutrition under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In a statement Sunday, Feb. 1, Rep....
Around 97.7 percent of barangays across the country were able to comply with “Barangay Full Disclosure Policy (BFDP),’’ the highest ever recorded in Philippine history, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. The DILG said the figure represents 38,523 barangays...
Malacañang has shrugged off Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste 's claims that the Marcos administration has asked him to travel abroad in an attempt to silence him over flood control anomalies. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro labeled Leviste...
The House Committee on Justice will begin public hearings on Monday, Feb. 2 for the determination of sufficiency in form and in substance as far as the two impeachment complaints filed against President Marcos are concerned. Chaired by Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has joined calls for a congressional inquiry into the landfill landslide in Binaliw, Cebu which took the lives of more than 30 people and injured many others. In filing Senate Resolution No. 277, Gatchalian said the circumstances surrounding the January 8 tragedy raise...
Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo has pinpointed his two main takeaways from the final report of the Second Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM II, which is seen as a comprehensive diagnosis on the local education system. “Kakatapos pa lang po ng EDCOM 2. Nag-umpisa siya three...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is prioritizing the completion of the Santo Cristo Flyover project in Angeles City, Pampanga, which has been delayed for three years. Secretary Vince Dizon inspected the project on Saturday and ordered the release of funds for its construction,...
Women’s alliance GABRIELA has denounced as victim-blaming the “Iwas Rape Tips” recently posted on social media by the Indang Municipal Police Station in Cavite, warning that such messaging endangers survivors and shifts responsibility away from perpetrators. According to the group, the tips...
Lawyer-solons in the House of Representatives underscored on Saturday, Jan. 31 that the recent Supreme Court (SC) En Banc ruling on the impeachment didn 't resolve any of the numerous allegations against Vice President Sara Duterte. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua and Bicol Saro Party-list...
