The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in a plenary session the ad interim appointments and nominations of 32 generals/flag officers and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The CA's Committee on National Defense approved the promotion of the following generals...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., on Monday, September 2, asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to address the imminent hazards brought by Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). Revilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Works, tasked the DPWH to...
CEBU CITY — An infectious disease center will soon rise within the government-owned Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) here. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. leads the groundbreaking for the construction of the Regional Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Building at the Vicente...
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. lauded on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11997, or Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act. (Photo from the Office of Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr.) Revilla also hailed Department of Education (DepEd)...
A Senate panel is set to issue a subpoena against "independent contractors" Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz who are implicated in the complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Former child star Niño Muhlach expresses his frustration over the alleged...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. hailed President Marcos for swiftly delivering on his word to increase the salaries of government...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga bared changes that they have since observed in Manila Bay following reclamation projects that have so far been conducted there prior to its suspension last year. Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. presides over the...
The Senate Committee on Public Works is set to grill officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) over the apparent faulty flood control system that was evident during the height of Typhoon Carina’s onslaught in major...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. has sought a review of the implementation of Batas Pambansa 344, otherwise known as the “Accessibility Law” that mandates buildings, institutions, establishments and public utilities to install facilities to enhance the mobility of persons with disabilities...
The Senate’s investigation into all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes will continue even after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. issued the directive to ban all POGOs in the country, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Tuesday, July 23....
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. expects President Marcos to discuss ways to address inflation as well as his plans on food security and national security in his third State of the Nation Address on July 22. In a statement, Revilla said that he is positive that the President's third SONA will...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara is the best choice to be the next Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. said. Revilla made the declaration following reports Angara is one of the persons being eyed by the President for the position. ...