Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Monday evening, June 20, rejected president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the Department of Agriculture’s Secretary, claiming that Marcos will only worsen hunger in the country. (Department of Agriculture / Manila Bulletin)...
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile--who in recent years has been memed by social media for being an "immortal"--will make his return to public service under the incoming Marcos administration. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (Malacañang photo) This, after the 98-year-old was named...
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his administration would effectively collaborate with the Catholic Church, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown said. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown meets with president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on June 10, 2022 (Photo BBM Media...
A Liberal Party (LP) lawmaker has asked the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to prioritize the issue of reproductive health. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This, after the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that 51 percent of pregnancies in the...
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be allowed to travel to the United States despite the contempt judgment against him given his diplomatic "immunity" for being the head of state. United States Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the US...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did not spend any of his personal funds for the whole duration of his campaign according to a member of his legal team, Atty. Drixel Dabatos. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr. His camp filed his Statement of Contributions and...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. submitted his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, June 7. Comelec/MB His camp submitted his SOCE before the Comelec Campaign Finance Office in Intramuros, Manila a day before the June...
Ambassadors of Italy and Brunei Darussalam have met with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to express both nations' intention to bolster ties with the Philippines under the new administration. Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Embassy...
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is expected to meet President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when she visits the Philippines. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (AFP/File) Manila is among the scheduled trips of Sherman in Asia. Sherman, according to the US Department of...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) said that a "bully has no space in a professional organization much less being its key leader." Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Erwin Tulfo Facebook Page) This is after president-elect Ferdinand...
With the dates of the inaugurations of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio already penciled, the time for these third-generation politicians to take the lead in a hopefully post-pandemic Philippines is almost at hand. Vice President-elect...
Gabriela, a national alliance of women in the Philippines, reiterated that the scrapping of Oil Deregulation Law, as well as the removal of excise tax on major oil products may help solve the continuously soaring oil prices in the country. (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The women’s...
