Progressive groups held a peaceful protest in Mendiola, Manila, aiming to raise awareness about the challenges faced by many Filipinos under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. 's administration. On the day of the president 's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, around...
After weeks of speculation, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos was named Monday, July 28 as House majority leader of the 20th Congress. He was nominated during Monday morning 's session--the first in the House of Representatives in the current Congress--by acting floor leader Iloilo...
As expected, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez sealed his second straight term as House Speaker Monday, July 28, during the opening of the first regular session of the 20th Congress. Romualdez, president of the dominant Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, received 269 votes...
President Marcos ' fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) is expected to last for over an hour, Malacañang said. As of Monday morning, July 28, Marcos has already wrapped his preparation and rehearsal for his public address scheduled at 4 p.m. Aside from disclosing that the speech will...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A deployed 1,041 police officers from the Calabarzon region to help secure the fourth State-of-the-Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. today. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO 4-A director, said they underwent a thorough...
Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez said Monday, July 28, that he did not vote for Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez as House Speaker of the 20th Congress because the lower chamber needed a leader who can "stand firmly behind President Marcos ". In a Facebook post, Benitez clarified...
Pag-IBIG Fund announced Friday, July 25, that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program. The special rate is available to eligible members from the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero officially retained his post as Senate President as the 20th Congress formally opened on Monday, July 28, securing majority support from his colleagues in the Upper Chamber. Escudero was reelected by a comfortable margin during the Senate’s first plenary...
The Senate on Monday morning, July 28, formally opened the first regular session of the 20th Congress, hours before President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero pounded the gavel at around 10 a.m.,...
Progressive groups rallied along Philcoa in Quezon City on Monday, July 28, demanding higher wages, genuine land reform, and respect for human rights ahead of the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. As part of their culminating activity for...
Raising quality of life is the average Filipino family’s primary concern, and it stands to reason that this would be the focal point of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the joint session of the 20th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa today....
PEACE BY PEACE Last Friday, I had the honor of taking part in the commemoration of the third anniversary of the declaration of Davao del Norte as “insurgency-free,” marking another shining moment for the people of the province. As I stood onstage, I was overwhelmed by a flood of emotions. I...
