Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday, March 8 said it is incumbent upon him to convene the Senate if President Duterte calls for a special session in connection with the runaway fuel prices. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) ‘’Its part of our work,’’ said Sotto who, along with...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez praised President Duterte's signing of Republic Act (RA) 116481, which raised the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. House Committee on the Welfare of Children chairperson and Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez (FILE PHOTO) The Chief...
Senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro is the latest personality to call for the "unbundling" of domestic fuel prices, which for the entire year have been on an upward trajectory. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Teodoro said that price unbundling is the oil companies' act of itemizing or breaking...
STA. MARIA, Bulacan—A bishop of a religious group from nearby Guiguinto town endorsed Tuesday, March 8 the candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This developed even as his camp earlier called out the Catholic church for supposedly "meddling" in politics ahead of the...
Mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine has been enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the war-stricken country. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA)...
Following the massive spike in oil prices on Tuesday, March 8, Senate bet Harry Roque listed some short term, medium term, and long term measures that the government can follow to help mitigate the price surge's effects on consumers. Senate bet Harry Roque (FILE PHOTO) On March 8 , gasoline prices...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go once again called for the establishment of Super Health Centers across the country to improve the access of Filipinos to government health services, particularly in rural areas. “As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, I continue to...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, March 8 expressed hopes that stakeholders from the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector could find potential business partners among external investors following the recent ratification of the amended Foreign...
