Senators were baffled by the appearance of a government assistance program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called the Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP) which was allegedly used to gather support for the People’s Initiative (PI) drive to amend the 1987...
Aiming to bring down the prices of medicines, President Marcos has ordered the establishment of pharmaceutical economic zones or “pharma-zones” in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said pharma-zones will address the development and...
There is still no application for Avian influenza vaccines in the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bared. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) While there are three potential applicants for bird flu vaccines registration, none of them has lodged their official application to the...
One of the lead proponents of the People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution, the People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (PIRMA) was nonexistent since Feb. 10, 2004, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sen. Imee Marcos presides over the...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Dr. Samuel Zacate announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that together with other agencies, they would create a task force against fake product advertisements to be launched this year. (From left) FDA Director General Dr. Samuel Zacate and FDA Director...
President Marcos has approved the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan 2028 (MIDP), which will serve as the country’s roadmap for the development and direction of the maritime industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Filipino seafarers (Photos from the Presidential...
President Marcos has ordered concerned agencies to amend existing policies to allow foreign common drugs to come into the country in a bid to bring the prices of medicine down. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting with the Food and Drug Administration at the...
What did Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile do on the day before his 100th birthday? Juan Ponce Enrile (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) It was just another day in the office as he attended President Marcos' regular sectoral meeting at the Malacañan Palace. The...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members consider Speaker Martin Romualdez as their "padre de pamilya" (head of the family), which explains their determination to defend him from...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Feb. 12, said that she and President Marcos “are okay,” but refused to comment on her relationship with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the presentation of this year's...
President Marcos has appointed Maria Lourdes Doria-Velarde as acting member of the Board of Trustees of the Home Development Fund (Pag-IBIG), representing the private employers’ sector. Malacañang made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 12. Doria-Velarde replaces Mylah Roque, who was appointed to...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) deemed it "unfair" to downgrade the current inter-agency efforts to stop violence against the media in the country, citing that recent cases of violence against journalists have been resolved. UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan and PTFoMS...
