Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos emerged as the top performer among all the Cabinet secretaries of President Marcos based on the recent RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) "Boses ng Bayan" survey. RPMD The survey results released on Friday, April 26, covered 10,000 respondents...
Senators on Monday, April 22 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ramp up local production even after releasing Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that while he supports the latest...
Businessman Eusebio Tangco’s STI Education Systems Holdings, owner of the largest network of private schools in the country, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) and CPA Review School of the Philippines (CPAR) to revolutionize...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that El Niño did not have a significant impact on the sugarcane harvest in the country. In a recent report, the USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) revised its forecast for raw sugar production, increasing it by 50,000 metric tons...
Tobacco farmers are expected to earn a substantial income this season as the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) reported an increase in buying prices. NTA Administrator Belinda S. Sanchez explained that the price adjustment reflects market demand and the crop quality. “[And] the more income...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has sternly cautioned the country’s 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) not to be tempted on exploiting the retirement fund of their employees or in utilizing them as convenient piggy bank ready for embezzlement. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano...
Repower Energy Development Corp. (REDC) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for possible hydropower facilities in Quezon, Camarines Sur, and Bohol. In a statement, REDC said that the hydropower unit of Pure Energy Holdings Corp. has received...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration will turn into the laughing stock of the international community if it gives into the supposed demands of Kingdom of Jesus...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalete/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings on two major issues in the first quarter of 2024, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Friday, April 5. The survey revealed that most adult Filipinos...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Bureau of Customs (BOC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other regulatory agencies to establish “green lanes”...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution asking the Senate to look into the supposed “gentleman’s agreement” between the Duterte administration and the Chinese government which restricted the repair and rehabilitation of the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal. In filing...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, April 1, former president Rodrigo Duterte had always been predisposed to bow to China’s whims during his term Thus, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s disclosure of a “gentleman’s agreement” with Chinese...
