ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President SaraDuterte (PPAB, Facebook) Constructing 2,201 new classrooms in 2023 is nothing to brag about if the actual classroom shortage in the country is nearly 75 times the figure. ...
Amid a lower-than-expected number of registrants this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has vowed to spare no effort in ensuring the inclusion of Filipinos who have yet to register with the national ID system. The PSA reported that the agency has still not achieved the target of 92...
The proposed new procurement bill will provide an online site that will expedite the purchasing of goods and services in the government, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said in a statement that the proposed Government Procurement Reform Act...
CAVITE – Authorities nabbed one of the province’s most wanted drug suspects in Bacoor City on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as alias Maris. After close monitoring and surveillance, the suspect was collared by virtue of an arrest warrant for...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes has proposed that the revenue from additional taxes on junk food and sweetened beverages next year be used to increase the funding for the Universal Health Care (UHC) program. ...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The militant Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is calling for an investigation on the alleged conflict of interest involving Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says that with the signing of the 2024 national budget, the free assessment for national certification of Grade 12 learners taking the Technical-Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) track is assured. Under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the final amount of P438.16...
President Marcos has vetoed sections of the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) pertaining to the Department of Justice (DOJ) revolving funds and implementing the National Government's Career Executive Service Development Program. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong...
SMNI logo The case of television network SMNI, which has been handed a 30-day suspension order by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), is different from that of the shuttered ABS-CBN. House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Rep. Castro's office) Makabayan bloc member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro compared the Duterte administration’s handling of China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave off both an optimistic and forward--looking vibe after he witnessed firsthand the signing of the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 in Malacañang. ...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A pro-poor, pro-growth national budget. That's how Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte described the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which President Marcos signed in...
