Aside from fulfilling his duties as an elected official in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto surely knows how to have fun on the job as he posted the supposed first episode of his mini-vlog. In the 14-second YouTube video released on Sunday, Aug. 7, on his official channel, Sotto narrated the...
Add Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel to the growing list of 19th Congress solons who are getting impressed by Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos's work on the House plenary so far. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep....
Many countries around the world continue to suffer from malnutrition, also known as “hidden hunger,” which causes massive human and economic costs. The most common nutrient deficiencies are zinc, vitamin A, and iron. Poverty is generally the root of this. As Covid-19 and climate change...
"Good Samaritans" or persons who rendered volunteer work during emergencies must be protected by law from reprisal. (Jackson David/ Unsplash) With this reasoning, Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.1949, or the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has joined the Filipino nation in mourning the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos who passed away on Sunday, July 31. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS /Romeo Ranoco /MANILA BULLETIN) “On behalf of the DILG and its attached...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Region 3 (DILG-R3) urged mayors in Central Luzon to be models of good governance amid calls to fight against corruption in the government. DILG Central Luzon Director Karl Caesar Rimando said mayors should also initiate programs and projects that...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES / PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 19 to 29, 2022 has found that 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of former President...
The world reeled from the shock of the news of the assassination, and after a few hours, the passing of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was 67. It was indeed a shock as gun violence is rare in Japan and the manner the crime was done was an aberration in a society that reveres its elders....
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed confidence in the ability of his incoming Cabinet to deliver amid the problems that his administration would have to face. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (File photo/ Noel Pabalate) "For the past few weeks since the elections, I have...
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City has been declared as an “international shrine." Bp Francisco de Leon (Photo CBCP) CBCP News said Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon on Saturday said that the Vatican approved their petition to give the shrine, which is also...
The Pasay City government was one of the six cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) recognized by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for passing the “Good Financial Housekeeping” standards and practices for 2021. According to the Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, DILG...
Pasig City was among the cities recognized by the Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) for passing the Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) standards and practices for 2021. The GFH evaluates and awards local government units (LGU) for their performances in terms of "financial...
