Cavite 4th district (Dasmariñas City) Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has slammed Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Prospero "Popoy" De Vera III for what the solon described as the "stonewalling" of his year-old request for the agency to lift its 11-year ban on new nursing programs in the...
Israel will be a reliable partner of the incoming Marcos administration when it comes to the realm of agriculture. Ambassador Ilan Fluss of Israel meets (left) with President-elect Bongbong Marcos This can be gleaned from the statement of Ambassador Ilan Fluss of Israel following his courtesy call...
South Korea has helped the Philippines build a data center and establish a system in a bid to digitalize the invoicing system of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). EIS Data Center (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines) As part of the system's nearing launch,...
The Asian Development Bank has vowed to support President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his administration’s initiatives after ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa met with him on Monday, June 13. (Screenshot from Facebook live) “The Philippines is a key partner for ADB. We have...
Green transition and sustainability. Ambassador Grete Sillasen of Denmark (BBM Media Bureau) These were the key points discussed during the courtesy call of Ambassador Grete Sillasen of Denmark to President-elect Bongbong Marcos on Monday, June 13, at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City....
President-elect Bongbong Marcos has been invited by the Egyptian government to participate in the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP27. (Photos from Unsplash, BBM Media Bureau) This was relayed to the incoming Philippine leader Monday, June 13 by Ambassador Hmed Shehabeldin...
The Russia-Ukraine conflict raised during the meeting Monday, June 13 between President-elect Bongbong Marcos and Ambassador Marat Pavlov of Russia. Ambassador Marat Pavlov (left) meets with President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) This was confirmed by Pavlov himself, who held a held a...
Senator Grace Poe said on Monday, June 13 that she would refile the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act to combat the slew of text scams that prey on the need and vulnerability of the Filipino people. ‘’The hard times make many of our citizens easy victims to fake...
More Filipino healthcare workers are expected to get job opportunities after the Philippines signed an agreement with Germany to deepen their bilateral ties. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Germany recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further facilitate the...
