Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) China's issuance of a map detailing its new 10-dash line claim late last month proves its "expansionist agenda". Thus, said Department of National...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now coordinating with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in connection with the murder charges leveled against former Negros Oriental 3 rd District Rep. Anulfo “Arnie” Teves. This, after a Manila Regional Trial Court issued an...
Philippine National Bank (PNB) has awarded six winners of its PNB Digital App’s "Bank Easy, Fly Easy" promo which was given to PNB account holders and credit cardholders who enrolled to or used the digital app from May 18 to July 18, 2023. The team of PNB Legazpi City-Albay Branch handed over the...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has filed a bill that would allow the President to declare a "National Rice Emergency" for a maximum period of six...
"Malaki po ang respeto ko sa inyo (I have great respect for you)." This is the central message of Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary to Filipino educators as she led the National Teacher's Month (NTM) kick-off in Bohol on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Vice President and DepEd...
In time for the National Teacher’s Month, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 5, promised that teachers will have a 30-day straight break without volunteer work for the School Year 2023-2024. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers her speech...
Complaints about text scams declined and then sharply increased right after the deadline of the SIM registration ended, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said on Tuesday, September 5. NTC Commissioner Ella Blanca Lopez disclosed this phenomenon during the Senate Committee on...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Calling the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) "useless", ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is proposing to give the agency a budget of just P1 for the year 2024. "Napaka-useless nitong BPI na ito, ‘wag na bigyan ng...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government is considering the reduction of import tariffs for rice as a measure to address the significant increase in the price of the staple food. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said he called for a review of the 35 percent...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 5, joined the tree-planting activity for the celebration of National Teachers' Month. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte at the tree-planting activity in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. (OVP photo) The official shared...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) As expected, the House Committee on Appropriations extended "parliamentary courtesy" to the Office of the President (OP) Tuesday, Sept. 5, resulting to the swift termination of the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thirteen hours and 10 minutes. That's how long the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P214-billion proposed budget for 2024 lasted...
