OVP Chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte(PPAB) Office of the Vice President (OVP) Chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez confirmed to congressmen that she--upon the orders of Vice President Sara Duterte--demanded...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senatorial aspirant ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo intends to bring his own brand of personal accountability to the upper chamber if and when he get elected there in the 2025...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has claimed that "a lot" of his congressman-colleagues want to ask Vice President Sara Duterte to "step...
Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Screenshot from Facebook Live) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia says he will resign in case the automated election system (AES) of Miru Systems falters during its "roadshow" schedule at...
Senator Robinhood Padilla said on Saturday, Feb. 18 that he would rather resign as a senator if asked by the Senate leadership to set aside his resolution seeking amendments to the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla, however, stressed that the Senate leadership had...
To demonstrate “delicadeza,” a group of teachers urged officials involved in the purchase of overpriced laptops to vacate their respective posts through courtesy resignation or filing a leave of absence. (Image from Unsplash) “While no formal charges have yet been filed against the said...
If San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes would have her way, she would ask the head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to resign over the disastrous Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) power outage that pestered some 65,000 passengers. San Jose...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri challenged on Saturday, Aug. 13 the members of the Sugar Regulatory Board (SRB) to tender their courtesy resignations over the board’s alleged illegal order to import 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio...
Almaciga resin or Manila copal. Photo by Jason Houston from Wikimedia Commons. The resin extracted from a native tree called almaciga ( Agathis philippinensis ) has long been traded by the Philippines under the name of Manila copal. It is used to manufacture varnish, lacquer, and paint....
ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power. Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi looks on during the debate on government...
NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson swears in Vice Mayor Miguel Antonio Peña (2nd from left) and Councilor Anthony Gerard Suatengco as mayor and vice mayor of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, respectively, at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City Wednesday, July 20. (Photo courtesy of...
One Cebu party member and House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia has rejected his party's endorsement of Bongbong Marcos's presidential bid. House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia (Photo from House of Representatives) As a result, Rep. Garcia, who is a supporter of presidential candidate Manila...
