Read his lips. Officials of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should pay the proper taxes or else go to prison for tax evasion, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Nov. 9. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on November 9, 2021....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I had the opportunity to peruse the report published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Philippines entitled, COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Returned Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The study, based on surveys conducted on...
The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Sonny Angara, has endorsed for plenary approval Committee Report No. 332 which contains the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. This marks the start of lengthy plenary deliberations on the budgets of various government agencies and their...
The Senate Committee on Finance has introduced a special provision under the proposed General Appropriations Act of 2022 that seeks to revert to the National Treasury funds lodged with the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) if it remains unspent by the end of 2023....
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will speak personally with the Dutertes in what can be described as a last ditch effort to save his senatorial bid in next year's elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in a virtual press conference Monday,...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the public to remember to abide by the minimum health and safety protocols set by the government to ensure that the fight against the COVID-19 would be successful even as authorities gradually ease pandemic-related restrictions...
A senior administration congressman on Sunday, November 7, called on reelectionist senators not to subject to “political grandstanding” the controversy relating to the decision of Shell Petroleum N.V. to sell its 45 percent operating stake in the service contract that includes the offshore...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated his call for concerned government agencies to exert more efforts at further raising public awareness and confidence on COVID-19 vaccines, insisting that vaccination can lead toward achieving herd immunity and a return...
President Duterte's "admission" of stealing from the government in a speech he delivered over four years ago is probably a joke. President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this explanation Friday, Nov. 5...
Did Harry Roque just change his tone again regarding his potential senatorial bid in May 2022? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) In a virtual press conference Friday, Nov. 5, the presidential spokesperson sounded more hopeful than he has been in weeks...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque welcomed the reports that President Duterte is now considering running for Senate in the 2022 elections despite his announcement last month that he will retire from politics. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the statement after Duterte's...
Senators on Thursday, Nov. 4 have agreed to come up with a resolution that seeks to denounce the harassment of resources persons invited to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s inquiry into the anomalous concerning the government’s purchase of COVID-19 pandemic supplies in 2020. Senator Francis...
