Aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the Philippine government shouldn't make any a stand on the Russia-Ukraine war since the country is "not involved". Marcos Jr. told reporters in an ambush interview Tuesday night, March 1 in Pasay City that he is "worried more of our...
Should she win as president in the May 2022 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Feb. 28, told the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector that she will prioritize improving the e-government services for easier access. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media...
Local short-term interest rates accelerated following Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The Bureau of the Treasury rejected all tenors for Treasury Bills, or IOUs, after banks asked for much higher interest rates during the auction on Monday, Feb. 28. The treasury bureau was...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently clarified in a resolution its policy in connection to the employment in the government service of Filipinos who have dual citizenship. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under Republic Act No. 9225 or the “Citizenship Retention and...
A total of 1,072 dogs and cats received anti-rabies shots from the Las Pinas City Veterinary Office to give the community and these pets protection against animal rabies. According to Paul San Miguel, Public Information Office (PIO) head, around 763 dogs and 336 cats were vaccinated on the first...
The Pasay City government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to help 10 cooperatives in the city that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano and DA Undersecretary for Consumer and Political Affairs Kristine...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday called on local chief executives in low-risk COVID-19 areas to allow schools in their jurisdiction to resume face-to-face classes in support of the government’s target reopening of in-person classes in...
Presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday disclosed that a supporter of a fellow presidential candidate has asked him to stop “attacking” after he and running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained their campaign against “thieves” in government....
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. (Photo from the Philippine National Police)...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
GROUNDBREAKING OF YOUTH CONVERGENCE CENTER - Mayor Benjamin Magalong leads the groundbreaking of the Youth Convergence Center and Indoor Sports Complex at the Baguio Athletic Bowl last Feb. 9. Also present were Rep. Marquez Go, Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, and Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcaless who...
Positive government intervention will be needed to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)--which account for a huge chunk of the local labor force--recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Panfilo Lacson Senator Panfilo Lacson, Partido Reporma...
