For a teachers’ group, the Department of Education (DepEd) must ensure the safety of both teaching and non-teaching personnel as it conducts the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes at the basic education level starting next month. Photo taken at Agtangao Elementary School in...
Staunch transport advocate and Stop And Go Coalition President Jun Magno has passed away, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 67. Jun Magno (File Photo) In a text message, his niece Irene Magno said the transport leader passed away last Oct. 13 while being treated in hospital. Irene said her...
The row between Antonio Trillanes IV and the Makabayan bloc in Congress continues to heat up after the former senator criticized the group for failing to endorse Vice President Leni Robredo’s candidacy even when it had at least four of its members in the opposition coalition 1Sambayan. Former...
The Makabayan bloc—composed of progressive party-list groups in the House of Representatives—tried to block opposition coalition 1Sambayan’s nomination of Vice President Leni Robredo as its presidential bet, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. (Former Senator Antonio Trillanes...
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo revealed on Thursday, October 14, the opposition senatorial slate is already complete, with representatives hailing from groups outside the once-ruling Liberal Party. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Speaking at the Rotary Club of...
Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the manufacturers, distributors and retailers of children's toys to ensure their compliance with Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) standard on lead being used in toys as the season of gift-giving nears. The group also called on...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Thursday, October 7, vowed full support for Vice President Leni Robredo who joined the 2022 presidential race even as this will be an “uphill battle” against the resources of the current administration. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) Robredo...
Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition on Tuesday, Oct. 5, expressed alarm over the "unrelenting sale" of plastic balloon blowing kits in Manila despite being flagged to have been containing a cancer-causing chemical. The group called on authorities to act on its concern after finding out during...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Tuesday, Oct. 5, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos, the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos and who announced his presidential bid, to stop distorting the truth about the dark days of his family’s Martial Law era. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri...
More than flowers and praises, teachers on Tuesday, Oct. 5, said that they “deserve dignity.” (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) called on the government, particularly the Department of Education (DepEd), to pay closer attention to the real...
A co-convenor of opposition coalition 1Sambayan asked Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters to give the official “some more time” as she’s in the final stages of deciding to run as president in the May 2022 elections. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) Bro. Armin Luistro,...
Vice President Leni Robredo will make the announcement on her decision to join the presidential race, her camp said on Sunday, October 3, putting out speculations that she has already accepted the nomination of opposition coalition 1Sambayan and that she will file her Certificate of Candidacy (COC)...
