The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has called for an accounting of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) funds from the group appointed by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. Melvin Matibag, the Cusi group’s designated secretary general, made the call during an...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was again put in the spotlight as lawmakers questioned Thursday, August 26, the necessity of increasing its funds amid the persisting problem of COVID-19. Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas, during the hybrid...
A group of lawyer volunteers will launch a free online legal assistance program and information desk as a way to show its support for Vice President Leni Robredo and back her possible presidential run in 2022. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The lawyers will come together for the launch of...
President Duterte’s economic mangers said the economy will return to pre-pandemic levels within the next two-years, reassuring Congress that the country has the capacity for a rapid expansion pace. (JANSEN ROMERO : MANILA BULLETIN) During the House Committee on Appropriations’ deliberations on...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, Aug. 26 clarified that he is not privy to any political plans of President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, saying both father and daughter are the ones discussing politics. “Unang-una, nais kong klaruhin na...
The House of Representatives is eyeing Sept. 30 as the target date for the passage of the proposed P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday, Aug. 26 said the Lower House should work swiftly and smoothly to pursue this goal in order...
Malacañang was confident that the government has been able to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic quite well, and will continue to do so despite President Duterte's plan to run as vice president in the 2022 elections. People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Duterte will honor his promise to support House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez in case the solon runs for vice president next year. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the public to give President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio some "breathing space" and let them settle the issue between the two of them because it was a "family affair." Both the President and his daughter are considered as popular...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment in basic education has reached over nine million nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, said. Latest enrollment figures released by DepEd showed that there are 9, 197, 265 enrollees for basic formal education across the...
The House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations began on Thursday, August 26, its deliberation on the P5.024-trillion proposed national budget for 2022. House of Representatives The committee's budget hearings kicked off with a briefing from the Development Budget Coordination Committee...
Educators from the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) have recognized the crucial role of the youth in nation-building and leading change. (Photo from Unsplash) Students from rival universities, De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU)...
