Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) The recent dip suffered by Philippine universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings should be taken as a sign by local officials to reassess current policies on education. Thus,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan bloc member and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel claimed that the "anti-people” policies of the Marcos administration are part of the reasons behind the rise of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left), Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Rep. Manuel's office, Facebook) Makabayan bloc members Gabriela Party-list and Kabataan Party-list condemned the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), otherwise...
CHEd Chairman Popoy de Vera (left), Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), through its budget sponsor in the House of Representatives, declared that it cannot "dictate" to students the narrative of martial...
Late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (Wikipedia) A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the inclusion of a pro-martial law subject in the proposed school syllabus of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-backed think tank. Kabataan Party-list Rep....
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel felt compelled to remind a House colleague about his educational attainment Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20 during the plenary discussion on the Department of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) The usually stoic Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel was visibly elated to learn Tuesday night, Sept. 19 that the Department of Tourism (DOT) had no allocation for confidential funds in the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba said it's a good idea to update the joint circular used to scrutinize the utilization of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) by government agencies. Cordoba made this remark...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left) and DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno (Screenshots from YouTube) Simply put, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno thinks that imposing a billionaires' tax is a bad idea. Diokno was asked of his...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Kabataan Party-list) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel is challenging the veracity of the Pulse Asia survey results which indicated that a whopping 80 percent of Filipinos favored the return of mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for college...
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday, March 13, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent House Bill (HB) No. 7568, which would mandate a P750 across-the-board wage increase for those working in the agricultural and non-agricultural...
Who says Rowena Guanzon doesn't have a supporter among the members of the House of Representatives? P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel During plenary session Monday afternoon, Feb. 20, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel delivered a privilege...
