There is a new president of the National Unity Party (NUP). (Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, a former House deputy speaker, led the new officers of the respected political party after he was elected as party president...
The Senate suspended regular work on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23 because of inclement weather brought by tropical storm “Florita’’. Senate regular session will resume on Aug. 30 but regular work shall resume on Thursday, Aug. 25, said lawyer Renato Bantug Jr., Senate secretary, based on the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has questioned the supposed involvement of the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) headed by Vic Rodriguez in the attempted and unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Hontiveros was particularly curious as to why Rodriguez did not spare President...
‘I lied.’’ Senator Imee Marcos admitted that she lied to then-Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon during the previous 18th Congress that the scheduled December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections would be the last postponement. Marcos recalled this incident after Senator...
Marikina City 2nd district congresswoman and appropriations panel senior vice chairperson Stella Quimbo doesn't sound worried at all about the country's debt servicing chores. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, even as the Philippines has...
Malacañang remains tight-lipped on calls for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to designate a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary to focus on issues affecting the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "We have no...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to restore the budget cuts made to the University of the Philippines (UP) System and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has presided over a Cabinet meeting to discuss his administration's priority projects on labor and employment. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During the Cabinet...
The powerful 25-member Commission on Appointments (CA) chaired by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is ready to check the fitness of appointees of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to hold key government positions through public hearings. This came as the CA named Pangasinan 5th district...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 23 denied knowledge of the attempted importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar to address the supposed supply deficit in the country. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez said it was only on Aug 10 that they learned that former Department of Agriculture (DA)...
Malacañang has suspended classes and work in public schools and government offices in Metro Manila and nearby provinces from Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, to Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to severe tropical storm Florita. (Photo by Mark Balmores) The suspension covers all levels in public schools and...
Amid pressure from senators to disclose the persons who supposedly influenced him to sign the unauthorized order on the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, former Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian said Tuesday, Aug. 23 that nobody was behind his move...
