The Manila Bulletin's July 27, 2021 issue on Hidilyn Diaz's historic Olympic win gets the artist's attention  As one of the leading newspapers in the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin has been true to its mission of informing, inspiring, and empowering the nation through its stories. It...
Totally chic and sophisticated Confident and sophisticated, that's what Senator Nancy Binay exuded with black and white ensemble during the opening of the third regular session of the 18th Congress, in the morning of President Rodrigo Duterte's last State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021....
Here's what the special accessory is about  As expected, the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2021 didn't disappoint when it comes to Filipino style, even during a pandemic. Country leaders wore their best barong and Filipinianas, making the...
The House of Representatives is committed to support the remaining legislative priorities that President Rodrigo Duterte sought to be passed by Congress, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Tuesday, July 27. Duterte 2021 SONA In response to Duterte’s SONA request, Velasco said congressmen are...
With President Duterte prioritizing the country's problem of illegal drugs in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Ralph Recto also found the Chief Executive's speech lacking, particularly on how the Philippines will move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Pro...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 27 said President Duterte should be blamed for the current state of the country's economy, saying he neglected it even before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the Philippines. De Lima made the remark following Duterte's pronouncement in his...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 27 expressed his disappointment that President Duterte did not mention the current "education crisis" in the Philippines in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA). Gatchalian said he was hoping the President would tackle the education crisis that...
Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte's call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During his sixth and last SONA, Duterte reiterated his appeal to...
Opposition senators on Monday, July 26 summarized President Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a run-down of his failure to keep his campaign promises in 2016. Senator Risa Hontiveros said that in the end, despite his promise to defend the country's territorial sovereignty...
President Duterte on Monday strongly rejected allegations that he received help from China in order to win in the 2016 presidential election saying he only talked “civilly” to President Xi Jinping right after he assumed office. “I was just being nice to them. For some people to say that I was...
Senator Grace Poe was apparently not satisfed with President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying it failed to specifically spell out plans to help pandemic-hit families and workers, health frontliners, as well as children who endure challenges in learning amid the...
House Majority Leader Representative Martin Romualdez on Monday said the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) is but a capsule of what he was able to achieve for the country and for the Filipino people in the last five years. "Clearly, three hours were not enough to spell out all the relevant...
