An educator lamented the removal of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least three state university libraries. (Photo courtesy of ISU-ECHAGUE) The Kalinga State University (KSU), Isabela State University (ISU), and Aklan State University...
The National Unity Party (NUP) is poised to sign a "cooperation agreement" with the Partido Reporma and the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) for the 2022 national and local elections. Nationalist People's Coalition chairman and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads the political...
(PULSE ASIA) Fifteen individuals, most of them former and incumbent members of Congress, have a "statistical chance of winning," if the elections were held today, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Pulse Asia's non-commissioned Ulat ng Bayan survey was conducted...
(PULSE ASIA) About 25 percent of adult Filipinos are likely to vote for Senate President Vicente Sotto III as the next vice president if the May 2022 elections were held today, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Pulse Asia's non-commissioned Ulat ng Bayan...
The Paranaque City government has announced the resumption of registration for the Philippine ID system on Wednesday, September 29, for those with online schedule only. On the official Facebook page of Mayor Edwin Olivarez, it was announced that the Philsys registration site will not accept...
(PULSE ASIA) Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte still emerged as the top pick among the preferred presidential candidates in the 2022 elections, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The non-commissioned survey was conducted from Sept. 6 to 11 with 2,400 adult...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines will be celebrating the Korean National Day in the country on Oct. 3. Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the event will be held online. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (right) and Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Korean...
Top Filipino dignitaries led by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were among the attendees at the virtual celebration of the 72 nd year anniversary of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian during the National day virtual...
DICT-Standard-Sub-brand-Logo-for-dark-backgrounds_02 Despite getting just P1.9 billion of its P18 billion budget for the National Broadband Program (NBP), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is fast tracking the build out of a supplemental infrastructure -...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said he agrees that an amnesty for rebel groups would be key to a national reconciliation as the government pursues peace and order. Lacson expressed his view on the issue as his the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and...
Filipino poet and National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera has passed away. He was 89. Bienvenido Lumbera (Screenshot from TVUP) Lumbera's daughter Tala confirmed the news in a Facebook post, saying her dad passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 28. He was also a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay...
