BACOLOD CITY – Senatorial candidate Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao backs the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project for its potential to drive economic growth and create job opportunities in rural areas in Western Visayas. PACQUIAO (Glazyl Masculino) Pacquiao, speaking in a press...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed on Saturday, Feb. 22, the enactment of Republic Act No. 12123 by President Marcos Jr. which resets the first-ever...
PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) The issue on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is proving to be a defining factor in the upcoming May 12 midterm elections as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) urged voters to elect candidates who would fight for them and the country’s rights in the disputed...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Francis Tolentino pushed the removal of the 12 percent Value-Added Tax on power rates to reduce the cost of electricity and lower the prices of goods and services that rely on power. TOLENTINO In an interview at Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on...
Manny Pacquiao (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental--Administration senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao says that the problem of teen pregnancy is rooted in what he called "sexual immorality". Pacquiao, a member...
BACOLOD CITY - More than 30,000 people attended the two-day campaign rally of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate in Negros Island on Feb. 20 and 21. AT least 8,000 people from Negros Occidental flocked to the Victorias City Coliseum where senatorial candidates under the...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (MANILA BULLETIN) BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental--Panfilo "Ping" Lacson gave an honest-to-goodness response when asked her about the chances of his ticket, the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate, of scoring a 12-0 sweep in...
President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12123, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Oct. 13, 2025, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed. The law, signed on Feb. 19, states that the future elections in BARMM will be...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Mayor Binay's office) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has suggested a simple way to help out sugar farmers here in the...
Senatorial candidate Willie Revillame on Friday, Feb. 21, said he does not consider himself a politician but a public servant, emphasizing that his goal is to genuinely help Filipinos in need. Senatorial candidate Willie Revillame (right) and GP Party-list nominee JP Padiernos (left) speak in Pasig...
BACOLOD CITY – Reelectionist Sen. Francis N. Tolentino has sought support for the province of Siquijor under the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR). “Siquijor should not be left behind,” Tolentino said. TOLENTINO. (Glazyl Masculino) During a media interview in...
Mayor Abby Binay “Ako po ang magiging boses ninyo pagdating sa Senado.” This is the pledge of Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay to the public on Thursday, Feb. 20. She cited her long experience in addressing basic needs of the people as the mayor of Makati City and as...
