The Covid-19 pandemic is enough reason for lawmakers to postpone the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections and move them to the first Monday of December 2023. Mountain Province Rep. Maximo Dalog Jr. presides the House committe hearing on the proposed postponement of the...
Nonito Donaire is mulling to scale down to the 115 lbs division and take on super flyweight stars Kazuto Ioka, the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion, and Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzales. Former WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (AFP) Donaire said he has been thinking of weighing...
A House leader wants to institutionalize in the 19th Congress a 50 percent reduction on the fee imposed on overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) money remittances. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) This benefit is the main feature of House Bill (HB) No. 185,...
Two more House of Representatives members have been elected as deputy speaker--Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Frasco and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Newly-elected Deputy Speakers Rep. Frasco (left) and Rep. Gonzales (right) (Photos from congress.gov.ph) Ilocos Norte 1st district...
It is finally time for Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez to claim the House speakership, a position he relinquished in 2019 in the name of unity and camaraderie among congressmen of the previous administration. Presumptive House Speaker Martin Romualdez (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Pampanga...
Former Onic Philippines midlaner Jaylord “Hate” Gonzales is taking his act overseas, becoming the first Filipino player to play as an import in MPL Malaysia after signing with Team SMG. Photo from Team SMG Hate is only the second player to play as a reinforcement, following the footsteps of...
Rabiya Mateo didn't confirm or deny talk about her splitting up with boyfriend Jeric Gonzales. But she made obvious the the truth during a recent interview. Asked if she's open to the possibility of falling in love again and entering a new relationship, she hastily replied, "Hindi po muna." Rabiya...
Returning Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he is opposed to any moves calling to amend the Constitution and pave way for a two five-year terms for the President. Estrada made his position known after Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzeles Jr. filed a resolution reviving the measure that calls for a...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not be eligible to the proposed term limits and reelection in the bill filed by Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., who sought to reduce the president’s and vice president’s terms to five years, but with one reelection. Pampanga 3rd District Rep....
Self-serving is how ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the push for charter change (cha-cha) in the 19th Congress; specifically, the proposed term limit reduction with one allowed re-election. Resolution of Both Houses No. 1–which Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr....
Three days before she steps down from office, outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, June 27, passed the torch to Senator Risa Hontiveros as the opposition’s new de facto leader after being the lone candidate from their slate to win in the May 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo...
Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo took to social media recently to poke fun at rumors about her and Jeric Gonzales having allegedly called it quits. On Instagram, she captioned her glammed-up photos with: "Hi! Ako pala yung sinaing mo. Joke! (victory hand, smiling face with halo, and...
