President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with ambassadors of Italy and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-countries on Monday, June 6, and discussed future cooperation between the Philippines and these nations. From Left to right: Executive Secretary-designate...
Outgoing Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, June 6 said he has no heavy heart in leaving the Senate. ‘’After last session (June 1), nag start na kami mag impake (we started packing up)," Lacson of his stint in the Senate. He lost in the May 9, 2022 presidential race. However, Lacson said there...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos appeared to mean business here in this photo where he is seen meeting his economic team led by incoming Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (BBM Media Office) The meeting took place Monday, June 6 at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City. Also...
House Ways and Means Committee chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda refuted on Monday, June 6 the claim made by the Department of Finance (DOF) that had Congress proposals pertaining to Covid-19 stimulus and subsidies been enacted, national debt would have climbed up to P15.4 trillion....
Senator-elect Robin Padilla should be given a chance to prove himself, incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Monday, June 6 said. ‘’Ang payo ko naman sa kanya at sa lahat ng mga bagito na Senador ay mag-aral ng mabuti katulad ng ginawa ko nung 2007 pag pasok din sa Senado for the...
Ambassadors of Italy and Brunei Darussalam have met with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to express both nations' intention to bolster ties with the Philippines under the new administration. Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Embassy...
It was another busy Monday for President-elect Bongbong Marcos after he hosted a handful of ambassadors from the country’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-neighbors in a group courtesy call. (BBM Media Office) Visiting Marcos at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City Monday, June...
The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments has recommended the refiling in the 19th Congress of a bill seeking the mandatory registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to contain the spread of false information and injury on social media. The recommendation was contained in a...
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is expected to meet President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when she visits the Philippines. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (AFP/File) Manila is among the scheduled trips of Sherman in Asia. Sherman, according to the US Department of...
A vice chairman of the House Committee on Public Information defended on Monday, June 6 Malacañang's decision to accredit vloggers for coverages. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo According to Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, the government’s tapping of vloggers has its advantages. "In this age...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says traditional or mainstream media should remain "on top of the food chain" even if vloggers get accredited by the incoming Marcos administration. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Facebook) Barbers, who won a fresh...
The presidential campaign of former senator-turned-President-elect Bongbong Marcos cost P272 million. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was bared in a statement by Marcos's political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), on Monday morning, June 6. The...
