Senate President Vicente Sotto III has expressed confidence that the Lacson-Sotto tandem will have a fighting chance in the 2022 elections with their expected alliance with the National Unity Party (NUP). Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III bump their fists during the...
Seafarer Melchor Juno filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. (Screencap from Comelec) He will be running as an independent candidate. Should he be elected, Juno promised to "uphold the rule of law." "Lahat tayo ay...
Short-term benchmark interest rates slightly rose as investors anticipated inflation last month moved at a much faster pace than the government’s target. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Monday, Oct. 4, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans,...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4, that the number of people testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) went down from almost 30 percent in mid-September to 20 percent. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang ibig sabihin nito,...
The Gabriela Women's Party filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Monday, Oct 4. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party) Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas vowed to continue championing the rights and welfare of women if elected anew. "Wala pong dahilan ang...
The Ang Koalisyon ng Indigenous People (AKO IP) partylist filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Monday, Oct. 4, as it seeks to build a university for Indigenous Peoples (IPs). (Photo from Comelec) AKO IP was the first partylist group to file CONA on...
Prospects for the country’s growth remains promising as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) highlighted that recovery is now hinging on actions being taken in dealing with the coronavirus. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that accelerating the...
Small investors who were looking for a low-risk, accessible and higher-yielding investment swamped the government’s first onshore issue of retail dollar bonds, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. Based on a report submitted by National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon to Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The Philippine government will intensify its seaborne patrol through a strengthened partnership between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Philippine National Police (PNP). The Department of Agriculture's BFAR and PNP's Maritime Group (PNP-MG) have signed a memorandum of...
President Duterte can’t bar Cabinet members from attending Senate inquiries without his clearance, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, October 3, citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling to back his claim. Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez noted the 2006 SC ruling of Senate...
Ten partylist aspirants submitted their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Sunday, Oct. 3. (Screencap from Comelec) Among the early birds during the second day were ABONO Partylist, 1-UTAP Partylist, and Voice Philippines Partylist. The Manibela Partylist,...
Former Senator Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Sunday, Oct. 3, as he seeks to return to the Senate in the May 2022 elections. Jinggoy Estrada (Screencap from Comelec) Estrada filed his COC a day after his half-brother JV Ejercito, who is also seeking a Senate...
