President Marcos has authorized the reduction and condonation of real property taxes and penalties on power generation facilities of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) under build-operate-transfer contracts with Government-Owned-or-Controlled Corporations (GOCCs). (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12122, officially setting a three-year term for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant unless removed earlier by the commander-in-chief. File photos Under the new measure, signed on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the three-year term will start...
What the Philippines needs are progress and solutions to its problems, and not threats or senseless tirades, President Marcos said as he once again endorsed the administration-backed senate slate in a proclamation rally in Pasay City. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the...
Despite making statements about killing that most recently involved senators, Senator Robinhood Padilla said that former President Rodrigo Duterte is "not a violent man." (MB file photo) "Napakabait po at religious ang taong yan behind the curtain of politics (That person is very kind and religious...
Senatorial aspirants backed by President Marcos expressed confidence that they will secure the support of Metro Manila in the upcoming elections as they mounted their first ever campaign rally in the vote-rich region on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Candidates running under the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas...
The intensifying conflict between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio may deter foreign capital and funds from flowing to the Philippines, according to Dutch financial giant ING. In a Feb. 14 report, ING cited the Marcos-Duterte rift as a key investor concern as...
President Marcos said the new programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are the government's response to future demands such as modernization, efficiency, and accessibility. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the 74th anniversary of the DSWD on Feb....
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has written a letter to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero emphasizing the constitutional mandate requiring the Senate to act “forthwith” on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a letter dated Feb. 14, Pimentel cited...
"Torre is a tower of ignorance and an edifice of nonsense." Former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo (file) This was how former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo described Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief PBGen. Nicolas Torre III after the latter filed a complaint...
CEBU CITY – Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes clarified that he remains loyal to One Cebu, an influential political party headed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia. FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte endorses the reelection bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes. (FB) Cortes issued the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) President Marcos' fiery speeches wherein he has underscored the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate's pro-Filipino stance can't be considered smear campaigning. Thus,...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a person's "obsession" with the topic of death and killing is a worrying sign of a serious personality disorder. Although the senator was not specifically referring to anyone, he brought this up when asked about former president Rodrigo...
