Filipinos are safe in Japan after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the coastal prefecture of Ishikawa, where at least eight people were reported killed. Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Mylene Garcia-Albano said Tuesday, Jan. 2, that the embassy has not received any report about the 1,300 Filipinos...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that it will continue with its efforts to help local government units (LGUs) in fully taking over government functions and services. In a statement, the DOF said there will be a study on operationalizing full devolution, which will help delineate the...
CEBU CITY – A doctor and arch critic of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia passed away on Friday morning, December 15. Dr. Rowena Burden, who often described herself as a social activist, reportedly succumbed to cardiac arrest. BURDEN (FB) The family has yet to issue a statement but several colleagues...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed Eddie Garcia Law—a measure that institutes policies for the protection of movie and television workers--four years after it was first introduced in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks the support of his...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has suspended its program that sells rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) for P20 a kilo. Gov. Gwen Garcia said the Sugbo Merkadong Barato program was put on hold while they are counter-checking the list of beneficiaries who are qualified to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) launched on Wednesday, November 29, the Philippine Experience Program (PEP) for Western Visayas in Silay City, Negros Occidental. DEPARTMENT of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (second from left) and guests pose with the steam...
CEBU CITY – Rice that can be bought at P20 per kilo is possible after all. The Cebu provincial government on Tuesday, November 28, launched the Sugbo Merkadong Barato (SMB) program where rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) is sold at P20 a kilo. The launching of the SMB program is part of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost) weighs rice grains with Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia (2nd from right) and Deputy Speaker Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco (rightmost) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has declared his "all-out" support to a program in Cebu...
Talk has it that several showbiz personalities have "unfollowed" Daniel Padilla as with Andrea Brillantes on Instagram. Supposedly, these include Chie Filomeno, Loisa Andalio, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Robi Domingo and Miles Ocampo. But did they really? Well, Cathy and Robi have broken their silence on...
Senators on the early morning of Tuesday, November 21 called out the head of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) for demanding that the Senate prioritize her agency’s proposed budget for next year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who took the floor during the Senate...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will await on the go signal of the House of Representatives (HOR) as to when it will push through with the special elections for the vacant seat in Negros Oriental's 3rd legislative district. "This is entirely within their exclusive and original jurisdiction,"...
