Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday, July 16, called on his partymates in the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to end "hostilities" within the political group. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE Facebook page) Cusi, the party's vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the government will be able to speed up, even more, the distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as a measure against the dreaded Delta variant. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Robredo made the statement after the Department...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao has taken exception to what he calls are "fabricated stories" against him by religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. "Si Quiboloy, gumagawa sila ng fabricated story (Quiboloy is making up fabricated stories)," Pacquiao said in an interview over radio DZBB on Friday, July...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) said the number of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) members increased as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund’s OFW membership reached 1.34...
If they can do things to a "Manny Pacquiao", what more can they do to ordinary and poor Filipinos? This was the lament of Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, July 16, as he commented on the issues hurled against him amid his rift with President Duterte and the upcoming 2022 polls....
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) just gained the distinction of becoming the second local institution and one of 10 foreign ones accredited by the United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) for climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives in developing countries. This allows the...
Sanctions await members of the Partido Demokratiko ng PIlipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) who will attend the meeting on Saturday, July 17, even if President Duterte attends it, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said. Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao (Screen grab from May 25, 2021 Senate plenary...
After referring to his administration as a " curse ," former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV took a swipe at President Duterte anew, asking why the Chief Executive only got 18 percent in a vice-presidential survey if he got high approval ratings. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel/Manila...
The opening of classes for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be on Sept. 13, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 16, announced. (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN) “We thank the President for his full support to the delivery of quality basic education for the incoming school year,”...
President Duterte will join fellow Asia Pacific leaders in a virtual summit on Friday to tackle the region's pandemic response as well as measures to boost economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will participate in the 2021...
President Duterte is apparently not inclined to endorse any move to wrest control of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party from the Pimentels. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the President has...
Corruption has not yet been completely eradicated despite President Duterte's relentless efforts to curb the problem in government, Malacañang admitted Thursday, July 15. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document while presiding over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging...
