Amid the rising prices of fuel and basic commodities, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women urged the national government on Wednesday, March 9, to repeal the Rice Liberalization Law. Amihan, along with rice watch group Bantay Bigas and Anakpawis Partylist, raised the alarm on the prices of...
The tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan received support from over 200 faculty members and staff of Ateneo Professional Schools. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook page) About 228 educators from...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, March 9, that there will be no impact on the country’s national security if the reported takeover of an abandoned shipyard in Subic Bay, Zambales by a United States private equity firm will push through. Overview...
The Quezon City Government has relaunched the Men Opposed to Violence against Women Everywhere (MOVE) program to help reduce gender-based violence and also in celebration of National Women’s Month. “Para maging matagumpay ang ating kampanya laban sa karahasan, kailangan kasama natin sa ating...
Some women are naturally gifted with leadership and business instincts so they deserve to be treated as equal partners to progress, not only inside households but in workplaces, too, according to Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson. The presidential candidate issued...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government will prioritize individuals living in far-flung areas as it is set to conduct the fourth round of the Covid-19 national vaccination drive (NVD) or...
Online news website Rappler found the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend the implementation of its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with them to be "regrettable". Comelec and Rappler logos In a statement on Tuesday, March 8, Rappler said that they found no legal obstacles on...
Poll lawyer George Erwin M. Garcia, a newly-appointed commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) inhibited himself from the cases of his previous clients, he disclosed on Tuesday, March 8. Photo from Comelec In an interview on DZMM, Garcia said that this was the reason why he was not...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 8, revealed plans to revive the Aquino administration’s bottom-up budgeting (BUB) scheme to prioritize the projects of the local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay level if she wins in May 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo, the lone female...
A total of 129 current and former officials and staff of the Philippines Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday, March 8, declared their support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid. Presidential Candidate, Vice-President Leni Robredo speaks to her supporters during a sortie at a sports...
As the world celebrates women, the Center for Women's Resources (CWR) called on the public to reject "undemocratic, misogynistic, and militarist" governance. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, CWR lamented anew the passage of TRAIN Law as Filipinos continued to suffer from rising prices of...
Hundreds of women’s rights activists marched on Tuesday, March, to commemorate International Women’s Day and to slam the series of oil price hikes in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the continued fuel rise, various groups renewed calls to junk the oil deregulation law which is...
