President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Batasang Pambansa in fulfillment of a constitutional mandate and to follow a tradition that began when President Manuel L. Quezon addressed a special session of the National Assembly on November 25,...
Incoming Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri wants to hear about a legislative roadmap of the priority measures of the new administration, and government solutions to the rising inflation rate, cost of goods, Covid-19 cases, and ways to strengthen the economy in President Ferdinand...
Exactly 25 days after being inaugurated as the Philippine 17th chief executive, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) He will deliver a speech he wrote on his...
More than 200 groups of teaching and non-teaching personnel, on Thursday, July 21, presented 10 measures to help ensure “education recovery” in the Philippines. (Image courtesy of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines) Days before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has bared his "wish list" for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Rep. Ron Salo (photo from congress.gov.ph) Marcos’s maiden SONA will take place on Monday, July 25, on the official start of the 19th Congress...
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is on top of making sure that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) will go off without any hitches. Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Col. Ramon Zagala (MPC Pool) In an interview with reporters, PSG...
Returning Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday, July 13 said the national government should first formulate a comprehensive plan on food security before declaring a state of agricultural emergency. Ejercito made the statement amid mounting calls for the Marcos administration to declare...
The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 28 painted a picture that contradicted what President Rodrigo Duterte described as the state of the nation on Monday. House of Representatives4 In the traditional “Contra SONA”, Minority Leader and Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in the last five years under the leadership of Sec. Mark A. Villar, has implemented almost a threefold more projects of any administration in the last five decades. (MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his last State of the Nation...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) backed President Duterte in renewing his call to Congress to pass the E-Governance Act that would aim to help the public transact with the government during the coronavirus pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from...
From going over his accomplishments to joking about his own mortality, President Duterte's candidness took over his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Here are nine takeaways from the President's speech. 1. Dreams and achievements President Duterte looked at what his administration...
Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
