House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The so-called "small committee" in the House of Representatives has decided to realign P292.23 billion under the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. leads a solemn tribute to honor the heroes of the 2017 Marawi siege on Oct. 14, 2024 at the Rizal Park in Manila. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held a solemn tribute to honor the bravery and resilience demonstrated by government forces...
Reelectionist Mayor Mohammad Bruce Matabalao of Cotabato City and his running mate, former Barangay Poblacion 2 chairman Johair Madag, filed their Certificates of Candidacy before the Commission on Elections on Saturday, October 5. MATABALAO (FB) Also submitting their candidacies was their complete...
DAVAO CITY – The Malaysian Consulate General in Davao City hopes that the six-decade-long bilateral ties between Malaysia and the Philippines would continue to strengthen. Malaysian Consul General Deddy Faisal bin Ahmad Salleh noted that Malaysia and the Philippines have a robust diplomatic...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Escudero's Facebook page) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expects the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget to be approved either by the first or second week of...
BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co (left), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairperson BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co says she will file this week an ethics complaint against her House colleague,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House-approved P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will still provide the Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice President Sara Duterte with an ample...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Due to the maritime disputes...
Camarines Sur 3rd district Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) A congressman who is a close ally of former vice president Leni Robredo has called for "greater scrutiny" on the Office of the Vice...
The Philippines is pushing for a reform on the United Nations Security Council, particularly expanding the membership to the council. Photo courtesy of DFA Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo made the statement in his speech at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the...
The Philippines rebuffed assertions that “major power rivalry” is at play in the South China Sea disputes because these diminish the rights of claimant-countries “to secure their own future.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers the Philippine statement at the 79th...
