House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The biggest political party in the House of Representatives continues to grow in number at the expense of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). This, after the...
Akbayan welcomed the decision of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 to release former Senator Leila de Lima after over six years of imprisonment. (Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Akbayan, in a statement issued on Monday, Nov. 13, said the detainment of De Lima was...
From left to right: Vice President Sara Duterte, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Speaker's office, Malacañang photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez still thinks that his relationship with the Duterte...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) "That's the right decision." This was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's reaction Monday morning, Nov. 13 to Vice President Sara Duterte's announcement last week that...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed his admiration for Vice President Sara Duterte for deciding to forego her request for P650-million worth of confidential funds for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) which she heads. This was...
I first heard the term Palace Princess when I was talking to a person I cannot name. I would have to sign a non-disclosure agreement or officially acknowledge that this person mentioned said subject not for me to write about it, but merely to share thoughts and views on the matter. In recent...
Vice President Sara Duterte wants Filipinos to remember the “colorful” late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as someone who embodied “bravery” and “conviction” in her pursuit for genuine public service. (From right) Vice President Sara Duterte and former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago...
Making one of her dreams come true, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte read “Isang Kaibigan (One Friend),” a book she authored, to students of the Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School in Davao City as part of the launch for National Reading Month. Vice...
(Unsplash) The office of Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has been able to assist over a hundred families in the city that were affected by flash floods earlier this week. Duterte, better known as "Pulong" to his constituents, oversaw the distribution of...
Progressive group Akbayan, on Friday, Nov. 10, hailed the power of public scrutiny after Vice President Sara Duterte decided not to pursue her request for P500 million worth of confidential funds under the proposed 2024 budget. Photo credit to Akbayan The group released a statement after the Office...
After Vice President Sara Duterte was lauded for giving up on pursuing the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) request for its P500 million confidential funds, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said that the possibility of it being restored remains. Pimentel told reporters on...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Rep. Manuel's office, Facebook Makabayan solon Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel believes that Vice President Sara Duterte's recent ratings drop might have been a factor in her decision...
