HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Gastronomy tourism is the term being used for the growing trend that sees world travelers choose destinations, largely influenced by the local cuisine they’ll get to sample and indulge in, during their stay. It’s “have appetite, will...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, his senator-colleagues are humans and not emotionless robots. He said this in defense of both Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano following their heated exchange during the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Accounts regarding the...
BACOLOD CITY – A wanted New People’s Army (NPA) leader surrendered to the police in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on July 1. A WANTED 29-year-old New People’s Army (NPA) leader surrendered to the police in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Monday, July 1. (Photo...
Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson bared that the heated exchange between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano was "painful to watch" as it unfolded during a Senate panel hearing on the New Senate Building. In a statement on Friday, July 5, Lacson said that while agrees to the necessity...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, July 5 called on the new Senate leadership to discuss all concerns and information about the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB) as a body to ease the ongoing misunderstanding among members of the upper chamber on the issue. Gatchalian...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police said three communist rebels in the Cordillera region surrendered from June 30 to July 1. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the surrenderers were members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Barrios. A 44-year-old laborer from Benguet was among the three...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a resolution seeking to look into the issues surrounding the increased costs in the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB). Padilla cited the need to maintain the public's trust in the Senate as an institution. Senate Resolution 1063 directs Senate...
President Marcos assured the people of Leyte that they will soon be able to utilize the improved airport in Tacloban and a new road leading to the city's gateway. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos announced during the distribution of government assistance in Palo,...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 4 stated she is considering filing an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano after calling her a “Marites,” which is a derisive term for rumor-monger. Binay had earlier traded barbs with Cayetano, who took over from her the...
A heated exchange erupted between Senators Nancy Binay and Alan Peter Cayetano during the first Senate panel hearing that seeks to review the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB) on Wednesday, July 3. Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano presides over the Committee on Accounts hearing to review the...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has announced that a superstation is poised to emerge in New Clark City, Tarlac, that would significantly boost foot traffic in the area. In a statement, Joshua M. Bingcang, BCDA president and chief executive, said that Double 11 Properties...
Before Senator Sonny Angara steps into his role as the new Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), teachers' groups expressed eagerness on Tuesday, July 2, to see what changes and initiatives he will bring to the forefront. Incoming DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara (Credits: Rod Cañalita and...
