*President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. officially signed into law the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) in the presence of Senate and House leaders and Cabinet members in Malacañang on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the President)* President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was catapulted to...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda attempted to predict on Sunday, July 23 what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will say in the latter's State of the Nation Address (SONA) based on what the solon believes should be the country’s...
Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered the shortest State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Philippine history clocking only 25 minutes, a video uploaded by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday, July 23. (From left) Former...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan said Sunday, July 23 that the projected severe El Niño episode might derail the Philippines' current economic upswing. As such, Libanan asked the government ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding senators to act on close to 50 bills--incuding 30 that are considered priority measures of the Marcos administration--that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said the Philippines would welcome Malaysian investors in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. recently signed into law. In a press briefing Saturday, July 23,...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says he is eager to hear President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "vision for the country" in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. This as...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This early, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed the swift approval of another proposed national budget, this time for the year 2024. According to the House of Representatives chieftain, five weeks of "solid work" should be...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked health workers for their sacrifices and common Filipinos for their discipline following Malacañang's lifting of the country’s Covid-19 public health emergency status. He did so during an interview in...
Palay or unhusked rice (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed ahead of the start of the second regular session to help President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. achieve his election campaign promise of lowering the cost of rice to P20 per kilo. "The President wants the price of rice...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office, MANILA BULLETIN) The contents of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) this coming Monday, July 24 will be a surprise even to his top ally in the entire...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the suspension of classes in public schools at all levels and work in government offices on Monday, July 24, 2023, to ensure the public's safety from the effects of Typhoon Egay and to alleviate the effects of the scheduled transport strike....
