The Senate Finance sub-committee on Monday, Nov. 22 approved on the Senate floor a P120-billion budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTr), or a reduction of P280-billion from the requested P400-billion budget for the DOTr and its attached agencies for 2022. The approval followed questions...
All regions in the country are now at minimal to low risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as cases continue to dip in recent weeks, the Department of Health said on Monday, Nov. 22. DOH DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported all regions have negative two week...
As the government moves to boost the country's vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang has encouraged those who are not yet vaccinated to participate in the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" program, the nationwide simultaneous vaccination drive from November 29 to December...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday apologized to critics of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after he made remarks calling them “bwisit” saying he was just venting his frustration during an interview on Sunday morning. “Kahapon na-bwisit...
Several government agencies, along with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), will provide manpower support for the simultaneous “Bayanihan Bakunahan National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. This was disclosed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary...
Official poster of the Bayanihan Bakunahan for the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is encouraging Filipinos, especially the medical, nursing and...
National Artist Benedicto Cabrera, famously known as “BenCab”, is the latest prominent personality to add his name to the growing list of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters in her upcoming 2022 presidential run. On Sunday, Nov. 21, BenCab posted a photo of himself infront of a pine tree...
Vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said she believes that the political experience of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos will lead him to the Presidency in next year's national election. "I confidently believe na 'yung mga karanasan niya bilang governor,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that violating health and safety protocols during campaign activities is considered an election offense. This was based on the poll body’s Resolution No. 10730 that was promulgated last Nov. 17. “Any violation of Fair Elections Act and these...
Supporters of the BBM-Sara Uniteam on Sunday, Nov. 21, showed their strength by staging what they called as the ‘caravan for peace, unity and progress’ in major cities and provinces all over the country. The simultaneous BBM-Sara Uniteam parade was initiated by supporters of both Presidential...
To fight for a corruption-free election in 2022, women's organizations and personalities launched Babae Laban sa Korupsyon (BALAK). (Photo from BALAK) BALAK, composed of diverse organizations and intergenerational women, demands an end to corruption "as these happen at the national level and in the...
Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose F. Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula urged the public to consider carefully who they will vote for in the upcoming national and local elections next year. Advincula said it is necessary to assess the position of each...
