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...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 28, revealed ongoing talks with television and radio personality Raffy Tulfo about a possible Senate run and the latter's inclusion in their slate for the 2022 elections. Television and radio personality Raffy Tulfo (Raffy Tulfo/Facebook) "We're talking to...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson doubts that the opposition will be able to unite candidates for the 2022 national and local elections. Senator Panfilo Lacson during the Senate Committee of the Whole's inquiry January 15, 2021, on the national government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. (Henzberg...
The Senate has adopted the resolution that seeks to honor the country’s physicians for their invaluable service and sacrifices especially amid the government’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic since its outbreak in March 2020. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 916 on Monday, Sept....
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has raised concern that the state-run People's Television Network (PTV) might be used to advance the political bids of administration candidates for the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Senate PRIB) "Medyo nagiging crucial ang role ninyo...
The Senate on Monday, September 27, approved on third and final reading the bill that is expected to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend deadline of voter registration for the 2022 national and local elections. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senators, voting 23-0-0,...
Benchmark interest rates resumed their slide as the local debt market remains very liquid despite concerns on inflation, the Bureau of the Treasury said. At Monday's auction, Sept. 27, the 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, went down to 1.060 percent from 1.070...
The Senate on Monday, Sept. 27 approved on third and final reading five local bills that seek to declare five “ecologically vital areas” as protected sites under the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS). Approved were House Bill No. (HBN) 9329 or the Banao Protected Landscape Act...
The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to set the term of the chief of staff and other senior military officers holding key positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to three years. Senate Bill No. 2376 or the “Act Strengthening Professionalism...
