President Duterte’s economic mangers said the economy will return to pre-pandemic levels within the next two-years, reassuring Congress that the country has the capacity for a rapid expansion pace. (JANSEN ROMERO : MANILA BULLETIN) During the House Committee on Appropriations’ deliberations on...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, Aug. 26 clarified that he is not privy to any political plans of President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, saying both father and daughter are the ones discussing politics. “Unang-una, nais kong klaruhin na...
The House of Representatives is eyeing Sept. 30 as the target date for the passage of the proposed P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday, Aug. 26 said the Lower House should work swiftly and smoothly to pursue this goal in order...
Malacañang was confident that the government has been able to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic quite well, and will continue to do so despite President Duterte's plan to run as vice president in the 2022 elections. People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Duterte will honor his promise to support House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez in case the solon runs for vice president next year. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the public to give President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio some "breathing space" and let them settle the issue between the two of them because it was a "family affair." Both the President and his daughter are considered as popular...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The enrollment in basic education has reached over nine million nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 26, said. Latest enrollment figures released by DepEd showed that there are 9, 197, 265 enrollees for basic formal education across the...
The House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations began on Thursday, August 26, its deliberation on the P5.024-trillion proposed national budget for 2022. House of Representatives The committee's budget hearings kicked off with a briefing from the Development Budget Coordination Committee...
Educators from the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) have recognized the crucial role of the youth in nation-building and leading change. (Photo from Unsplash) Students from rival universities, De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU)...
It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
Senator Joel Villanueva said the funds intended for helping distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be increased in the 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Joel Villanueva honors women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in observation of National Women’s Day during the hearing of the...
Members of the Ateneo community—teachers, students, and alumni—from all over the country are urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run in the 2022 presidential race, vowing to campaign for and support her because the Philippines need “a change in governance." Vice President Leni Robredo (File...
