The House Committee on Public Works and Highways, chaired by Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo, on Monday, Feb. 20, underscored the need for a new Philippine Building Act to ensure the safety of public and private infrastructures from devastations brought by natural calamities, such as...
A teachers’ group on Sunday, Feb. 19, said that schools in the Philippines should be “capacitated” to fight bullying which has been prevalent among the Filipino youth. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a statement, underscored...
Vice President Sara Duterte condemned the assassination attempt against Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr. and his companions—four of whom died—and called for justice to be served “immediately.” Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr....
Vice President Sara Duterte does not forget where she came from, assuring the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) that it has the support of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in bringing progress to the region through various “big-ticket projects.” Vice President Sara Duterte is the...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza recently visited the Presidential Car Museum at the Quezon City Memorial Circle and shared what made the place special. (Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza's office) Daza, a senior deputy minority leader, said he wants to "encourage Filipinos...
Carrying their artistic placards designed into heart emojis, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines protested outside the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Central Office to air their “hearts’ desires’” in time for the celebration of Valentine’s Day on Tuesday,...
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) would not be dissolved upon the creation of the proposed Center for Disease Control (CDC), Senator Pia Cayetano said on Monday, February 13. Cayetano disclosed this during her sponsorship speech on Senate Bill No. 1869 which contains Committee...
A bill that seeks to institutionalize the teaching of Arabic language or Islamic values in the Philippine basic education system has been filed in the House of Representatives. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from Rep. Hataman’s Facebook page) Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv...
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has sought the creation of an Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Task Force and an Anti-Smuggling Court to end the days of cartels that preyed on farmers and exacted high prices of agricultural produce in the markets. These were contained in a...
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro sees only the perils of the Marcos government’s plan to enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan, warning that it would make the country “a magnet for attacks.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act amid petitions claiming the law to be “anti-poor” and unlawful. The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioners’...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Feb. 10, that it has completed the construction of three multi-purpose buildings in Concepcion, Tarlac which will enable the holding of public service activities of the benefit of residents there. DPWH logo DPWH Tarlac Second...
