Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Sunday refuted a report that the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) is supporting the presidential and vice presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, respectively. Sotto, who is running...
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac--Leaders of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) here have endorsed the candidacies of UniTeam presidential bet Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Saturday, April 2, denied Senator Imee Marcos’ accusations that the matter of her family’s P203-billion estate tax debt was a smear campaign against his brother, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., even though it has been 23 years since the Supreme Court ruled...
Malacañang has assailed the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) after it called for global Magnitsky sanctions on the so-called "Dirty Dozen" of rights violators in the country including President Duterte. The International Coalition for Human Rights in the...
As schools started to implement limited face-to-face classes, pro-environmental and non-profit groups discovered endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), particularly phthalates, in erasers for children that are being sold in local retail stores. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday, March 24, called for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to file a criminal case against former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for failing to pay his family’s P203-billion estate tax debt. 1Sambayan lead convenor Antonio...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan endorsed trade unionist Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog and reelectionist Sen. Richard Gordon in its senatorial slate for the upcoming May 9 elections. Trade unionist Elmer Labog and Senator Richard Gordon (Labog’s Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) The coalition now has 10...
Groups of teachers and education workers decried the 20 percent tax on honorarium for teachers who will serve as poll workers in the upcoming 2022 elections in May. Public school teachers undergo training in Manila for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Our teachers who chose...
(DepEd / FILE PHOTO) A group called on the candidates in the May 2022 elections to consider their comprehensive agenda for the country’s teachers and education workers. “We have witnessed several forums and even debates where candidates, especially those gunning for the highest office in the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Just a few weeks back, Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters were adamant in urging the Makabayan coalition to endorse her. Other presidential candidates were also vying to be backed by the progressive movement. Happy reactions thus met Makabayan’s eventual decision to...
Opposition congressman, Magdalo Party-list Rep. Manuel Cabochan III listed down the reasons why he thinks the alleged "coalition" between Vice President Leni Robredo and the New People's Army (NPA) is baloney. Magdalo Party-list Rep. Manuel Cabochan III (Photo from congress.gov.ph) "Allegations...
A retired Philippine Air Force (PAF) officer who played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution has echoed the concerns of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson against a "coalition government" with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The concern of Retired PAF Colonel...
