Former president Rodrigo Duterte has been declared as an "adopted son" of Pampanga. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Facebook) This took place Thursday, Jan. 26 during the "Handog pasasalamat ng mga Kapampangan kay Pangulong Rodrigo Roa...
Christian Monsod, a framer of the 1987 Constitution, has called out Philippine legislators for their failure to pass an anti-political dynasty law throughout the decades. Clockwise: Christian Monsod, Senate building, House of Representatives building (PPAB, Philippine Gazette, MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to always be on their toes to confront whatever threats coming through the country's coastlines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) During the oath taking of PCG officers, Marcos recognized that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders' meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to P200 per kilo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the extension of e-visa for Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese nationals in an attempt to capture the tourism markets of these countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has credited the country’s higher-than-expected full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in 2022 to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s leadership and decision-making. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “Under the able leadership...
Security guards won't be left behind in House Bill (HB) No. 5493. In fact, they're front and center as its beneficiaries. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap penned...
Malacañang has attributed the 7.6 percent economic growth to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "good economic stewardship." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s good economic stewardship resulted in the Philippines posting 7.6...
A Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) official asked Filipinos on Thursday, Jan. 26 to view with "good intentions" the proposals in the House of Representatives to amend the 1987 Charter. (PPAB) "We must also give good intentions, or give the benefit of the doubt to good intentions,"...
An economist-congressman believes that "the best is yet to come" in terms of the economy after the Philippines exceeded expectations with its full year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “The 2022 full year GDP growth rate of 7.6 percent,...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Salceda believes that digitalization is a simple solution to the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) perennial problems of undervaluation of goods and smuggling. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) “Let’s revisit the BOC’s...
A ranking congressman in the House of Representatives believes that Erwin Tulfo would still be an asset to the Marcos administration. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (left) and Erwin Tulfo  "I think it will be a good decision of to make Erwin Tulfo a part of his...