The Senate is committed to ensure the passage of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 despite the on-going investigations of the Upper Chamber into issues that are of national interest. Escudero said that even as several committees of the Senate are in the thick of...
The MRT-3 (DOTr) Good news for commuters. Some P2.56 billion will be poured into the ongoing rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), said Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said in a statement on Sunday, Sept....
After over five months at sea, BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is set to return to the Philippines after what officials called her successful mission in the disputed waters. File photo In a statement, National Maritime Council (NMC) chair and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the vessel has...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives switches gears on Monday, Sept. 16 from the just-concluded committee level deliberations on the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget to the even...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushed anew for the passage of the "Revised Magna Carta for Public School Teachers", as spelled out in Senate Bill (SB) No. 2493, as a way to uphold the welfare of public school teachers. He made the call amid the celebration of National Teachers’ Month, which was...
Parents of the minors who were allegedly abused by Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy will also be held responsible for allowing their children to be subjected to such an ordeal. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the parents of the abused children are members of the KOJC...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Over four million indigent Filipino senior citizens who are now getting the law-mandated monthly pension of P1,000 are set to enjoy this benefit in 2025 thanks to the P49.8-billion outlay for this social protection program...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Sept. 14, honored Filipino reservists during the commemoration of the National Reservist Week (NRW) as he lauded that their sacrifices and “love for country” to ensure national security. Philippine Navy reservists from Western Visayas participate...
Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy (File photo) The request of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy for a transfer of custody from the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial center to an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) facility was denied by the court. PNP...
DIPLOMACY TO K-POP -- South Korea's Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa vowed to deepen the cooperation and warm relations between Manila and Seoul during a Thanksgiving lunch that he hosted at his residence in Makati City on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. South Korea’s Ambassador to the...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations is merely doing its job. Committee Senior Vice Chairperson Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo had...
Being the lead agency overseeing regional power utilities, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) to procure insurance cover for their critical assets – especially the facilities that are vulnerable to damage or technical glitches when...
