DAGUPAN CITY - Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap said Tuesday that she will appeal the Commission on Elections ruling disqualifying her. She said that her mandate comes directly from the people. Yap appealed to the public and election officials to uphold the will of the voters. She said she is ready...
The Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has removed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo as a member of the party following her suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. NPC Chairman and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III confirmed this on Sunday, June 23 saying he has approved Guo’s...
The Co family has transferred a majority stake in a firm that owns a hydroelectric plant in Mindoro to their publicly-listed investment holding company Cosco Capital Inc. for P551.88 million. Cosco Capital Chairman Lucio Co In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Cosco said it has...
The late DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo can't help but recall the late Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Susan "Toots" Ople following the agency's successful disbursement of the labor claims of the...
Billionaire Susan Co of Cosco Capital, the new president and CEO of Ayala Land Inc. Anna Ma. Margarita B. Dy and three other Filipinas were included among the women of Forbes Magazine’s third annual 50 Over 50: Asia. Co, Dy, Medilink Networks President and CEO Esther Go, peace negotiator Miriam...
For Senator Grace Poe, the late "King of Philippine movies", Fernando Poe, Jr., or simply "Da King", was a kind soul both on reel and in real life. Sen. Grace Poe offered flowers and lit candles for Fernando Poe, Jr. and her mother, Susan Roces, who passed away on May 20, 2022, at their grave...
ISRAELI IMPROV IN MANILA Ambassador Ilan Fluss with Duda after their first show in Manila, held for friends of the Israeli embassy It had been some years since I’d attended an improv show, but the memory of leaving with a sense of creativity and aching sides from laughter was still pretty...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac as the officer-in-charge of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac (Photo courtesy of DMW) Malacañang announced the designation of Cacdac on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Cacdac, who is...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) The House of Representatives paid tribute to the late Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 29 by adopting a resolution. Adopted via simple voice vote...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. turned emotional as he paid his final respects to Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople, saying she is "irreplaceable." President Marcos delivers a eulogy for late DMW Secretary Susan 'Toots' Ople during a necrological service in...
DMW Secretary Toots Ople (left), P3PWD nominee Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon wrote an X post (formerly Twitter) as her final goodbye to Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople, who recently passed away. ...
The late DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople The hearing on the 2024 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 24 was short, bittersweet, and emotional. Recognizing that the DMW family of officials was still grieving...
