Having trouble logging in to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) website for passport appointments? (Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) Check your Internet connection, and keep trying. This was essentially the advice DFA Undersecretary Brigido Dulay gave to the public Saturday, Oct. 2, amid...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan believes that Vice President Leni Robredo will make her announcement to join the presidential race before Friday, Oct. 8, stressing that its endorsement is a “major factor” to her decision. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) “After all, ilang tulog na...
The Philippine Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have teamed up to encourage Dubai-based international investors to look at the Philippines as an agribusiness destination. Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) According to the Department...
United States (US) President Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude to Filipino Americans for their sacrifices and contributions in making their country "more perfect". US President Joe Biden Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Biden made the statement as the US...
Depsite the obvious challenges presented by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the May 2022 national and local elections must take place, or else the country might find itself in a dangerous scenario. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for September 2021 after posting a record-breaking actual collection of P59.9 billion, the agency said Friday, Oct. 1. (Photo courtesy of NAIA-BOC) The bureau disclosed that the "highest monthly collection recorded to date" is...
How likely is it for presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to gain 1Sambayan's endorsement in the event that the first endorsee, Vice President Leni Robredo, decides to duck the May 2022 presidential race? Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso 1Sambayan senior...
Only one lane of the Nagtahan Flyover in Sta. Mesa, Manila will be accessible starting Friday, Oct. 1, to make way for its "much-needed" rehabilitation, the Department of Public of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Nagtahan Flyover (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Heavy vehicles will be...
An 8.72-kilometer section of the Bauang-San Fernando-San Juan Bypass Road in La Union is now open to motorists. NEW ROAD OPENS -- A ceremonial drive-thru led by DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, La Union 1st District Congressman Pablo C. Ortega, and DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel M. Tan was conducted...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia will step down from his post as he announced Friday, October 1, that he will run as a congressman in San Mateo, Rizal. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia (Photo grabbed from MMDA virtual presser) "I just want this to be...
Retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has a strong hunch that Vice President Leni Robredo will accept 1Sambayan's endorsement of her and run for the presidency in the May 2022 polls. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (left) and Vice President...
President Duterte again found "colorful" ways to verbally attack Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman, Senator Richard Gordon, during the former's "Talk to the People" public briefing on late Thursday night, Sept. 30. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from...
