Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, May 3, shrugged off the results of the latest Pulse Asia pre-election survey which showed him in 5th place in the 10-man presidential race. ‘’Instead of speculating, it is best for me to just wait for the May 9 election...
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by seven percent last week, independent research group OCTA reported on Sunday, May 1. (OCTA RESEARCH) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the new Covid-19 cases in NCR rose from 79 (April 17 to 23) to 85 (April 24 to 30.)...
As the government intensifies its inoculation efforts, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, April 25, bared that 95 percent of Covid-19 deaths in the country are unvaccinated. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III (Malacañang Photo) “We have had reports, the DOH (Department of...
Senatorial aspirant and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has now secured the second highest spot in OCTA Research's senatorial survey for the May 9 polls as far as voter preference is concerned. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) Villar,...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson cannot believe that he gets a mere two percent voter preference rating surveys, which is good for fifth place in a field of 10. His running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not believe it either. Both believe that their positive provincial...
The camp of Bongbong Marcos has claimed that it now has the support of 73 out of the 81 governors in the country as far as the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer's candidacy is concerned. (BBM media team) This, after at least 15 current and former governors and trooped to the BBM...
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte--Governor Damian Mercado is predicting a dominant victory for the UniTeam duo here, President Duterte's province of birth. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The UniTeam is composed of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos and his...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano led the filing Thursday, March 31 of a bill that would institutionalize his earlier proposal of requiring different government agencies to set aside five percent in budgetary savings for the proverbial "rainy days". (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
A House leader is looking forward to seeing the positive effects of Republic Act (RA) No.11659 or the Public Service Act, which President Duterte signed last week. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) “Opening up some of our industries like telecommunications, railways, and airlines to full foreign...
A total of 119,175 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the jail facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have already been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to BJMP spokesperson Supt. Xavier Solda on Sunday, March 20. In an interview over GMA News, Solda...
Saying that the government should do "much better", former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has pitched a way for the state to muster enough funds so it can give each Filipino family P10,000 in direct cash aid or "ayuda". (Unsplash) Not only that, but Cayetano said there will also be P50 billion...
Reelectionist Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed on Saturday, March 12 the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow 100 percent classroom capacity for in-person classes for higher education institutions (HEIs). ‘’Our college students have spent the last two years under a flexible...
