Commission on Appointments (CA) logo A new member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) and three recently-appointed ambassadors will undergo vetting by the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, Sep. 10, according to Surigao del...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel says the House quad-committee (quad-comm) can prove what he describes as a "grand conspiracy” in the systematic...
AFP) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel said the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will receive a record-high P50 billion in funding under the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. “The sum of...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (PPAB) Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has attended the House of Representatives' inquiry into Philippine offshore gambling operations (POGOs) where he denied alleged connections to the recently outlawed...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur--The 20th Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) was held here in the province Friday, June 21 to cap the service caravan's Mindanao swing, at least for now. Expected to...
Flag of Saudi Arabia (Unsplash) The appointment papers of Raymond Balatbat, the new Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Yemen, have reached the Commission on...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac The Commission on Appointments (CA) received the new appointment papers of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, who was bypassed by the panel last...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has cited a glaring similarity between the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and television network Sonshine Media Network Inc. (SMNI) that...
Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (Photo courtesy of DMW) Newly-designated Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac's confirmation hearing with the Commission on Appointments (CA) is coming later this month, CA Assistant Minority Leader...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine government is investing P1.3 billion in its infrastructure upgrade plan for a total of seven airports in Mindanao this year, Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel bared. “Congress has...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Tuesday, April 16, that the leadership of the Philippines should not be determined by the armed forces or any armed group. "The political leadership in the [Philippines] should be settled through honest elections. Let us insulate our armed...
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (left), Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel says that Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez's...