It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
Senator Joel Villanueva said the funds intended for helping distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be increased in the 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Joel Villanueva honors women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in observation of National Women’s Day during the hearing of the...
Members of the Ateneo community—teachers, students, and alumni—from all over the country are urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run in the 2022 presidential race, vowing to campaign for and support her because the Philippines need “a change in governance." Vice President Leni Robredo (File...
Public schools like the Sta. Ana Elementary School in Manila use enrollment drop boxes to cater to parents who wish to enroll their children this SY 2021-2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) is enjoining learners who were not able to attend school last year to...
Saying that the post-pandemic economy will be “very bad” for the youth, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, August 25, urged the youth to “elect the right leaders” in the 2022 polls because the Philippines, in terms of economy, has already “hit rock...
The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, August 25, the bill seeking to postpone the May, 2022 election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Senators gather in the Senate plenary in the opening of the 18th Congress' 2nd regular session on July 27, 2020. (Senate...
The Israeli government is now discussing with the Philippines how they could collaborate to ensure the safe conduct of next year’s national election in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Embassy of Israel in the Philippines Following the success of Israel's two elections that occurred in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the deep cut in their proposed budget will significantly impact how the poll body will conduct the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, August 25, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Commission is already...
The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has reached out to Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao and is considering him to be part of the senatorial ticket of the ruling political party in the 2022 national elections. Manny Pacquiao...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday, August 25, maintained that President Duterte will be running for vice president in the May, 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Stalwarts of the PDP-Laban Cusi wing issued the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles believes that the two warring factions of ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)--one led by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and the other by Senator Manny Pacquiao--can still "be together". Senator Manny Pacquiao...
Militant fishers' group Pambansang Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) denounced on Wednesday, Aug. 25, President Duterte's acceptance of his nomination by the PDP-Laban to be its candidate for vice president in 2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "He did accept the nomination, the...
