Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has underscored the need to depower the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC), saying its current set-up with the Department of Health (DOH) has led to the "wastage of resources". Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) Case is point is...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. as the acting president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. (center) takes his oath as as the acting president and chief...
Building relationships with other countries and foreign partners are not built over the phone. Thus, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., as the country's top official, must go on travels, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said. (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo and Noel Pabalate) In a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is hopeful that the P11.2 billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project aimed at addressing problems in the fishery sector will give a "very good income" to Filipino fisherfolk. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman has welcomed the recent passage on third and final reading of her pet measure, House Bill (HB) No. 227, also known as the proposed Caregivers Welfare Act. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman “I thank my fellow legislators for the swift passage of this...
An executive order (EO) to enforce a zero-tariff policy for electric vehicles has been endorsed for the approval of the President, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan Balisacan revealed during a Palace briefing on...
For most netizens, the P10,000 cash assistance or "ayuda" is a meme. For the Makabayan bloc, the P10,000 ayuda is necessary for the survival of poor Filipinos. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) Militant party-list solons Rep. Arlene Brosas of Gabriela, Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers, and Rep. Raoul...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has has expressed "cautious optimism" over the result of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP27. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook)...
Highly suspicious, if not illegal. Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza had this to say about the multi-billion peso fund transfers between the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez played the role of a good host Wednesday, Nov. 23, when Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived for his three-day official visit to the country. Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and House Speaker Martin Romualdez shared a light...
