Sen. Cynthia Villar is pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to advance the development, promotion, and competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries in the country. Senate Bill No. 2558 or “An Act Strengthening the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Development and...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 28, said he is keen on questioning the father of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo regarding the citizenship of his wife, Amelia Leal-Guo. Estrada had earlier asked the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
President Marcos has signed the "Eddie Garcia Law" that seeks protection and ensures the welfare of workers in the movie and television industry. Photos courtesy of Malacañang Marcos signed Republic Act 11996 on May 24. The law was called “Eddie Garcia Law” as it has taken into account the...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 27 said the Senate Committee on Women and Children may hold an executive session to hear more information about the identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from intelligence officials. Hontiveros said the panel will...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas lauded the deletion of the execution bond--a provision she calls “anti-worker and unconstitutional”--in the second bicameral version...
While the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is partly blamed for the power supply mess in the country due to its slow action on issuance of warranted rules and approvals of power supply agreements (PSAs), it has opted to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Board of Investments (BOI) for...
Senators on Wednesday, May 22 urged the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to crack down a possible syndicate operating inside the agency and are giving PSA-certified copies of birth certificates to foreign nationals in order to obtain authentic Philippine passport. Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice...
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo on Wednesday, May 22 denied she has a live-in partner who is managing the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in her town, insisting she has no links with anyone in the industry. Guo pointed this out after Senate President...
The Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), spent P1.9 million of the budget allocated for senior citizens and persons with disability (SCPDs) for other plans and programs in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual...
President Marcos has encouraged a huge South Korean shipbuilding company to partner with Philippine institutions to help develop the country's shipbuilding capability. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the call as he welcomed the partnership of...
The tides are turning in the deregulated downstream oil industry, as French multinational TotalEnergies is reportedly taking its exit from the Philippine downstream oil industry, with its planned asset sale to the Villavicencio group. TotalEnergies Philippines counts more than two decades of...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's Facebook) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has renewed his call for the passage of a bill aiming to increase the starting base pay for public nurses by 75 percent as the...
