Ninety Filipinos have already returned home from war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. HOME AT LAST-- Filipino seafarers of MV Global Aglaia pose for a photo with Philippine Ambassador to Budapest Frank R. Cimafranca before flying back to the Philippines on March 9,...
Well-paying jobs have been preventing some Filipinos in Ukraine from leaving the war-stricken country, a foreign affairs official said Wednesday, March 9. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as they arrive in...
The Philippines cannot afford another amateur hour in dealing with major national issues, including foreign relations and defending the country's sovereignty, in the next administration, experts said. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the...
Senator Grace Poe has stressed the importance of improving electricity services and lowering the rates in far-flung areas of Mindanao to pave the way for more investments and businesses in the region. Poe made the pronouncement Wednesday, March 9 as the Senate Committee on Public Services, which...
Taking the lead on Facebook engagement among presidential aspirants is a "good sign" coming into the May 9 elections, Vice President Leni Robredo said. (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media) "Coming into the elections, magandang pangitain ito (this is a good sign), Robredo said on Wednesday, March 8....
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. got the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to spill the beans, proving the existence of a “loophole” in the rules on campaign poster sizes as prescribed by the poll body. “Ang nangyayari, yung isang plywood, nilalagyan ng dalawampung two by three...
Cavite 4th district (Dasmariñas City) Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., a reelectionist, is eager to celebrate his 72nd birthday with his constituents on March 26. (Unsplash) However, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) told him during a House panel hearing Wednesday, March 9 that he can't do that,...
One of the convenors of opposition coalition 1Sambayan revealed that he has been receiving threats and malicious attacks, including an attempt to extort P5 million from him to stop the release of manipulated pictures and video to the public. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja (Photo from Calleja’s...
Do not be afraid to criticize us. Presidential Candidate, Vice-President Leni Robredo speaks to her supporters during a sortie at a sports complex in Tandag City, Surigao Del Sur, March 8, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) This was what aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo told her...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wooed residents of Abra and Kalinga provinces on Wednesday, March 9 but his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, was conspicuously absent. During his campaign speech in Abra's capital, Bangued, Marcos Jr. explained the reason why...
AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin says that there is an urgent need for a special session in Congress to address the local fuel situation, reiterating the call made by her numerous House of Representatives colleagues. House Committee on Economic Affairs chair and AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep....
House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Joey Salceda said that the "worst is yet to come" in terms of to the fuel situation even as he projected double-digit or near double-digit increases on pump prices next week. "Current crude prices is at USD 127 . At the pump, this may translate to...
