LUCENA CITY – The Commission on Elections on Saturday, August 17, held a demonstration for the new automated counting machine in next year’s elections in a popular mall here. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, who led the event, said it will make voting more convenient and hassle-free...
CEBU CITY – Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and former senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan on Friday, August 16, launched their senatorial bids here, nine months before midterm elections next year. LAWYER Chel Diokno (seated left) and former Senators Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is calling for greater transparency and timely reporting on the management of earmarked revenues for the proposed national budget for 2025. This, as Herrera raised the alarm on the...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to implement a more efficient approach in distributing financial assistance noting how administrative costs are eating up on the funds instead of benefitting Filipinos in need. Cayetano said with the government agencies’...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 14 said that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has not yet ventured into any investments and has only spent “very minimal” funds. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
Although there are no formal candidates yet, the opposition released a video teaser for the candidacy of human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino. Senator Risa Hontiveros, the lone candidate from former vice president Leni Robredo’s 2022 “Tropang...
State economic managers should find time to consolidate the Marcos administration’s economic strategy and be cohesive about it, Senate Deputy Minority leader Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros noted that the current plans of the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte bared on Monday, August 12, that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) would only support candidates in the 2025 midterm elections whose primary objective is the welfare of the Filipino people. The former Chief Executive,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 13 called on lawmakers to observe full transparency in the upcoming deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Hontiveros made the call during the Senate Committee on Finance’s first briefing on the proposed...
(Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said the Marcos administration has bumped up the country’s Calamity Fund to P31 billion in preparation for the impending impact of climate change and extreme...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa to discuss the 2025 midterm elections and the International Criminal Court (ICC). (Seated from left) Senator Bong Go, Vice President Sara Duterte, and Senator Ronald Dela Rosa during their...
CEBU CITY — Despite some prodding from fellow politicians, Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia insisted she is not keen on running for senator in next year’s elections. GARCIA Garcia told reporters on Wednesday, August 7, that she does not intend to run for senator, saying there still a lot to be done...
