Rookie solon Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez has filed a bill pushing for the postponement of the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BKSE). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (MANILA BULLETIN) As part of the initial salvo of bill filings in the 19th Congress, Gomez...
It is still uncertain whether or not President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will sign into law the Vape Regulation Bill. (Photo from Pixabay) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, July 6, that Marcos "has not indicated" whether he would sign the Senate Bill 2239 or the...
The 24-member Senate is almost finished selecting chairmen of the chamber's 40 committees in the upcoming 19th Congress, which begins on July 25. The selection was made by senators who form the so-called ‘’Senate supemajority’’ headed by incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri after...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. disclosed that he and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed future areas of cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure, and energy during their meeting in Malacañang. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
While the Marcos family had a historic day last June 30 at the National Museum of Fine Arts, SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta and his wife, Edna, had quite a sweet one at the same venue. media This, after Marcoleta took his wife with him to personally witness President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
General Andres Centino will remain as the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the new administration as stated in the law, the Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and AFP Chief Gen. Andres Centino (Photo courtesy of the AFP) Centino was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to acknowledge the invitation of the European Union to visit Brussels. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said this in a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, July 6. "Not...
Malacañang has asserted that the designation of veteran actor Tirso Cruz III as the new chairperson and chief executive of Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is correct. Tirso Cruz III (Screengrab from RTVM) This was clarified by Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has confirmed that he will retain his chairmanship of the House Committee on Ways and Means in the upcoming 19th Congress. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) "It's ways and means," Salceda said when asked about the panel that he would be holding in...
Senator Francis Tolentino has sought a P1,000 non-taxable allowance a month for government and private sector workers who work from home. In an unnumbered bill filed this week, Tolentino said his measure seeks to expand the coverage of the Telecommuting Act and provide incentives for telecommuting...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is giving the proposed Civil Partnership Act--which will benefit members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community--another shot in the 19th Congress. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) Herrera, who won a fresh mandate during the...
With President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. temporarily helming the Department of Agriculture (DA), former Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza couldn't help but give the Chief Executive a piece of advice. Former Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
