Some senators on Wednesday suggested that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in feeding programs administered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other government agencies. During the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the budget of Department of Health (DOH) and its...
A total of 1,000 permanent housing units have been turned over to family-beneficiaries in Pandan, Antique as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda, task force head and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday, Oct. 13. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo...
‘We need to work now to be Guest of Honor country in 2025’ Philippine literature meets the world again as the National Book Development Board (NBDB) presents local writers and authors and their works at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) 2021. Held annually in Frankfurt, Germany, FBF is...
Jesuit-run universities on Mindanao urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Oct. 13, to open more satellite registration sites. Manila residents line up inside a cinema as voter registration resumes in Comelec offices and mall sites (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidents of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will unveil next month its major programs and technologies, including its interventions against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as an expression of support to the government’s whole-of-nation approach to recovery from the pandemic. (DOST) The launch...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government failed to balance its response to the coronavirus disease with the need of equally salvaging the economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. During a Senate hearing on the NEDA’s proposed 2022 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 13,...
The opposition's move to unify candidates for the 2022 elections did not succeed because it was only a "scheme" to secure positions, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Wednesday, October 13. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in the 2022 elections on September 8, 2021....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has joined the calls for the review and amendment of provision on the substitution of candidates under existing laws, saying it is already "being abused". Nationalist People's Coalition chairman and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads the political...
Former Vice President and veteran radio commentator Noli de Castro disclosed on Wednesday, Oct 13 that he is withdrawing his candidacy for senator. Senator Noli de Castro De Castro has informed Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and the Aksyon Demokratiko about his decision and...
Photo from FIBA The much-awaited debut of Kai Sotto is finally happening as his Adelaide 36ers battle the league's newest squad Tasmania Jackjumpers in the opening of the National Basketball League (NBL) 2021-2022 season on December 3. Initially slated to fire off on November 18, the league...
Corrupt Cabinet officials will be sent to jail as an example should Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III be elected to the Philippines' highest posts next year. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Senate PRIB) This was Lacson's statement Tuesday,...
The benchmark interest rate on debt falling due in five-years rose at Tuesday's auction of the government IOUs at the Bureau of the Treasury. Investors were willing to buy as much as P56.083 billion of the five-year Treasury bonds, nearly double the government's offer of P35 billion. The rate of...
