The House of Representatives has consolidated and adopted seven resolutions conveying the solons' condolences to the family of the late Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who went by the monikers "the fastest woman of Asia", and "Asia’s spirit queen". Lydia de Vega Initially...
Malacañang has confirmed the nomination of Nelson Java Celis as Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner. Comelec/MB "Malacañang confirms the nomination of Mr. Nelson Celis to Comelec as a Commissioner," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Monday, Aug. 15. The nomination was...
A two-time Agriculture chief is back at the Department of Agriculture (DA) as an undersecretary. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos administers the oath taking of former Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban as Undersecretary of the DA. (Photo courtesy of OP) President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
The recent deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 "left a bad taste in the mouth", said SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who still sounded very upset over the supposed misdeeds of the shuttered "Kapamilya" network. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Facebook live) "Last week,...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed before a Senate panel on Monday, Aug. 15 the wastage of at least 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, which the agency attributed to the delays in the delivery of the jabs. During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Health, DOH...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo has warned that the persistent power outages in different provinces continue to threaten the country’s national security. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, said that the government’s failure to properly address the recurring long periods of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to institute a nationwide learning recovery program for students who may have been left behind in terms of education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian, who chaired the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts, and Culture in the...
Senator Lito Lapid wants government advisories, public announcements, and other forms of information to be disseminated in what he described as “plain language". Senator Lito Lapid (Senate PRIB) Thus, the Senator filed Senate Bill (SB) 273 or the “Plain Language in Government Documents Act"....
After a rather anti-climatic joint panel briefing on Monday, Aug. 15, the House of Representatives is planning to hold a motu proprio inquiry into the attempted unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, an issue that has hounded the newly-minted Marcos administration. Powdered...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hailed Davao City as the country’s “shining beacon of progress” as he joined Davaoeños in celebrating the Kadayawan Festival. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) In his message on Monday, Aug. 15, the President expressed...
It's unusual for a first-time congressman to rally colleagues in the plenary to get behind his or her pet measure in his or her first privilege speech, but that's exactly what Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto did. Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
The House of Representatives' 12-man contingent to the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) is now fully constituted and organized. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Thanks to a recent Facebook post from Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
