Leaders of the citizens group Hugpong Para kay Sara (HPS) on Thursday, Sept. 16 revealed that they will use the remaining days prior to the filing of certificate of candidacy in October to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to give up his plan to run for vice president. With Speaker Lord Allan...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to reset next year’s elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to May, 2025. House of Representatives plenary With 187 affirmative and zero negative votes House Bill...
The Filipino creative spirit is alive in this year’s MTV VMAs Marking its four-decade legacy, the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) brought the party to Barclay Center in New York to honor the voices and artists honing today's music scene. Hosted by singer Doja Cat, the 40th VMAs was...
A stacked slate of artists lit up MTV's 40th annual Video Music Awards on Sunday, returning in full force to Brooklyn's Barclays Center after last year's scaled-back pandemic show. The 2021 VMAs -- a show known more for ostentatious performances, made-for-Twitter moments and wild costumes than the...
A replayed soap opera. This was how the political opposition described Mayor Sara Duterte’s announcement on Thursday, Sept. 9 that she will no longer run for president in 2022. Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Ferdinand Gaite and former Rep. Nery Colmenares said they never bought the city mayor’s...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday, Sept. 10 called for an end to the “hijacking” of some P160-billion government funds through the so-called “For Later Release (FLR) system. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez pix Rodriguez said the FLR is unconstitutional because...
Commission on Audit Chairman Michael Aguinaldo on Friday, Sept. 3 said the state audit agency does not have any authority to audit the Philippine National Red Cross. Philippine Red Cross Aguinaldo made this statement in response to questions raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on the issue which was...
“Who audits COA (Commission on Audit)?” 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c In less than 24 hours after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly posed this question, the Commission on Audit released its 2020 Annual Audit Report that flagged several expenditure items that may not have been...
The Commission on Audit (COA) backed President Rodrigo Duterte who ruled out corruption in the purchase by the Procurement Service (PS) of supposedly overpriced face masks and face shields last year. Facemasks face shields However, COA still faulted the agency for failing to re-sell the over...
The House of Representatives has responded positively to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for the passage of a bill that would help ensure sufficient medical oxygen supply by exempting its importation from taxes. Oxygen tanks Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd district, Albay) filed on...
The Makabayan bloc on Wednesday, August 11 assailed President Rodrigo Duterte for launching “personal attacks” against Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso over his past experiences during his early years as a movie actor. Sara-Moreno In a statement, the six-man Makabayan bloc said...
The law that would extend free legal aid to uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police should provide strict guidelines to guarantee that only the innocent will be benefitted. Justice Scale Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he fully...
