House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez commended President Marcos for strengthening cooperation between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which he said was integral to the pardon of 143 Filipinos in the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the reported cases of women being trafficked abroad to become surrogates as part of an infant trafficking scheme. Hontiveros filed on Oct. 10 Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1211, which...
A Thai fiber cement manufacturer is planning to invest P2.9 billion in the Philippines for the production of fiber cement building materials for local and export markets. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets SHERA Public Company Ltd top executives in Vientiane, Laos on the sidelines of...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the schedule for civil service examinations to be conducted through pen and paper tests (PPT) in 2025. The Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) is set for Jan. 26, while the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination...
The Philippines stands ready to embrace South Korea's investments, President Marcos told foreign investors as he stressed that investing in the country is a "fine strategic move." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol lead a toast during the state...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has cancelled the passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, who is also alleged to be a Chinese spy Guo Hua Ping, since Sept. 30. The agency said it terminated the "fraudulently acquired" Philippine passport of Guo upon its receipt of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now monitoring developments in the probe into the reported spying of a Chinese national in the Philippines. DFA on Thursday, Oct. 3, said that it is taking "seriously" an Al Jazeera report about detained Chinese spy She Zhijiang, who divulged that he began...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is set to meet at least 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have reportedly suffered at the hands of their employers on an official trip to the Middle East, particularly to the State of Qatar. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Hontiveros called for stronger safety...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
Members of the Philippine Army and United States Army during the balikatan exercise last year (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of the President (OP) has maintained that the foreign policy of the Marcos administration is...
There will be another round of significant financial reprieve on the pockets of consumers next week as hefty price rollback will continue its streak at the gasoline stations next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. As reckoned on the three-day outcome of trading in the regional...
Consumers will catch bigger financial break in their drive to the gas stations next week, as price rollbacks have gone heftier at end-week trading on Friday (September 6), prompting estimated price cuts for gasoline at the scale of P1.45 to P1.85 per liter. Diesel prices are also anticipated to...
