COTABATO CITY (PNA) –The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has welcomed a Supreme Court (SC) decision that dismissed a petition questioning the result of the 2019 plebiscite that included Cotabato City into the region. "We are elated to receive the decision of the SC...
"I told you so!" Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) This was Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers's reaction to all the negative reports and comments about Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) as of late. “I had long held that, prior to the...
The Muntinlupa City government ranked third in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released the results of the 2019 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla As President Duterte marches out of Malacañang in less than a month, it is worth noting that for the past six years he had delivered his promises for the athletes. Name it — from spanking new stadiums, eye-dropping budget for training and international exposures, and...
Compared to the 2019 election, there is a significant decrease in areas declared as hotspot for the May 2022 polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Monday, April 11. “Well ang unang magandang balita dito ay mas mababa ngayong eleksyong...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio noted one big difference between the campaign period during the 2019 elections and the 2022 elections--the pressure factor. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Lakas-CMD Media) In a press conference late...
Cheslie Kryst (Instagram) Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst died after she reportedly jumped from her Manhattan apartment in New York. She was 30. Kryst's family confirmed her death on the Today Show. The statement read: “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her...
Rikki Dela Pena For Miss Philippine Youth 2019 Rikki Dela Pena, the COVID-19 pandemic is not a hindrance for her to stop helping the needy and inspiring other people. During her courtesy walk as Miss Philippine Youth International 2019 at the Mr. and Miss Philippine Youth Coronation Night recently,...
Money matters in politics, and that resource has been a key difference in the lead up to the May 2022 elections when compared to the previous polls in 2019. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who by his own admission is a frustrated senatorial candidate, gave this...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged over P397 million in disbursements made by the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos for the accommodation of Muslim Filipinos who participated in the Hajj season last year. Muslims praying The 2020 Annual Audit Report for NCMF also noted audit issues on...
The World’s 50 Best Bars returns with a physical event to celebrate the best in global cocktail craft HAT TIP TO TIPPLE The World’s 50 Best Bars 2019 were revealed on Thursday 3rd October at the iconic London venue, the Roundhouse – an annual celebration of the best bars in the world as voted...
One out of five Filipino pregnant and lactating women exhibited insufficient iodine nutrition, based on the results of the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
