What is the difference? Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman asked this question Saturday, Dec. 10 after it was learned that the composition of the board of directors of the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund Corporation (MWFC) has been...
The President of the Philippines will no longer become chairman of the board of directors of the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF). President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Instead, the Department of Finance (DOF) secretary will sit as chairman of the board that...
The House of Representatives will be visited Wednesday, Nov. 23 by the top parliamentarian of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meet during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Speaker's office) Hue, 65, is the...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – A 25-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan chairman here involved in the illegal drugs trade surrendered to the police on Wednesday, Nov. 16. “Antonio” surrendered through the Kasimbayanan or Kapulisan, Simbahan, at Pamayanan program of the Philippine National Police with the...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO The conference successfully concluded with the handing over of the PCCI policy resolutions to President Marcos, which encapsulates the collective aspirations of the Philippine business to the new administration particularly in...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked President and concurrent Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to order Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to release P1 billion from the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program to rice farmers. In a statement, FFF said the amount should...
Ayala Malls gathers its merchants in its bid to redefine the post-pandemic mall experience STRIKE A POSE Fernando Zobel takes a selfie with partner merchants, media guests, and Ayala Malls executives The social and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic has been devastating with the dramatic loss...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia urged the residents of Maguindanao to exercise their right to vote in the forthcoming plebiscite in the province. Comelec/MB "We call on Maguindanaoans, go out and vote. This is for your future, not ours, not for just one person," he said...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia has assured the public that no funds will be wasted should the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls is postponed. Comelec/MB "The people have nothing to worry. No public funds shall be put to waste. Why? Because if we procure...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to start the printing of official ballots for the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls next month. Comelec/MB In an online forum on Sunday, August 14, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said based on their timetable, they need to start...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said the May 2022 national and local elections is the most successful poll ever held in the country. Comelec/MB He said this during the last leg of post-election assessment for automated election system gathering held in General Santos...
RIZAL, Cagayan – The Cagayan police formed a Special Investigation Task Group to solve the killing of Chairman Roberto de Ocampo of Barangay Anurturu here Wednesday, August 10. CHAIRMAN Roberto de Ocampo’s truck ended up in a ricefield moments after he was shot. (Police photo) Police Capt....
