Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Saturday, May 14 that would try to get a majority in the 24-member Senate that would help pass the legislative agenda of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Zubiri, whose reelection in the May 9, 2022 polls has been all but...
Newly-elected Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos led a group of well-wishers in a courtesy call to speakership contender, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez at the latter's Makati City residence Thursday afternoon, May 12. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st...
Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula on Monday, May 9, reminded employees that it is their right to vote and that they should report to the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), where he is president, if their employers tried to stop them from doing so. (Senate bet and labor leader Sonny Matula/Facebook)...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos believes that President Duterte was just "playing politics" when the latter called him unsavory names not too long ago. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from Lakas-CMD Media,...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday, April 3, banned in a decree the cultivation of opium poppy and trade of opium in Afghanistan, the Taliban-led caretaker government confirmed. Chief spokesman of Afghanistan's caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid...
House Committee on Ways and Means chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says the 2020s could become the best decade ever for the Philippines in terms of foreign direct investment (FDIs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) This, after it was reported Monday, March 21 that President...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Islamic State group Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, more than a month after his demise, and named Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi as his successor. Little is known about the new leader, who will serve as the jihadist group's third...
(In celebration of International Women's Day and Women’s Month, Manila Bulletin is publishing stories featuring women who have made outstanding contributions to the country or to their communities.) The formidable spirit of a woman leader, the compassionate heart of a mother, the mind of a...
Malacañang on Tuesday, March 8, defended the remark of President Duterte to choose an Ilocano leader when his term ends during his recent speech in Ilocos Sur. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on March...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The wife of an Abu Sayyaf leader was arrested by military operatives on Saturday, March 5, at Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo, Sulu for alleged possession of explosives. Nursitta Mahalli Malud, 34, also known as Kirsita Ismael, was arrested after military intelligence and Philippine...
Without mentioning a name, President Duterte told a crowd in Ilocos Sur that they can choose an Ilocano leader when his term ends. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the inauguration of the first-ever Narvacan Farmers Market in the Municipality of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur on March 4, 2022. (RTVM...
Vice President Leni Robredo's character as a good mother is an important element of being a good leader, her eldest daughter Aika said. Photo from Aika Robredo's Facebook "Sa tingin ko, malaking bahagi ng pagiging mabuting lider niya ang pagiging isang mabuting ina (I think a big part of her being...
