Senator Mark Villar on Tuesday, December 27 pledged to assist the Marcos administration push its “Build Better More” infrastructure drive and help expedite the completion of the current administration’s projects. Villar made the remark during his visit at the NLEX Connect Project, where he...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines made by vaccine manufacturers Pfizer...
The administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s efforts to increase its budget on agriculture, infrastructure and healthcare, among others, will benefit the people. In its report to Malacañang, the Department of Budget and Management cited the President's significant allocation...
The low pressure area (LPA) and northeast monsoon or "amihan" may continue to bring rains over some parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 p.m. forecast on Wednesday, Dec. 21. (MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) Cloudy...
A low pressure area (LPA) last seen 210 kilometers east northeast of Davao City is less likely to develop into a tropical depression within the next 48 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. bulletin on Wednesday, Dec. 21....
The 12 remaining priority measures of the Marcos administration, as listed in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), will be passed next year. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
Senators on Monday, December 19 thanked President Marcos for extending the tariff rates for basic commodities such as rice and meat, especially during the holiday season and in light of the eight percent inflation as of November. ‘’However, this should not be adopted as a long-term policy; the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement agencies should keep up the fight against illegal drugs in order to reduce criminality and corruption within communities, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Citing the gains from former president Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign...
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.'s 2022 End of the Year poll showed that “Kadiwa ng Pasko,” a national caravan where basic goods are sold at a lower price, emerged as the top approved program of the national government in the fourth quarter of 2022. In a public briefing on Friday, Dec. 16, PUBLiCUS Asia Inc....
The General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023 worth P5.268-trillion ensures that there would be sufficient financial aid for the sectors who were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Sonny Angara said on Friday, December 16. Angara, Senate Finance Committee chairman, said Congress has...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino on Friday, December 16, said it is the call of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to decide whether to relay to Chinese President Xi Jinping the "unfriendly" acts of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in retrieving a debris from a Chinese rocket that fell...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday, December 15 said a presidential certification of the Maharlika Fund bill as urgent is clearly an abuse already of presidential prerogatives and powers. ‘’Hence I sincerely hope, for the sake of the Rule of Law, that President Marcos will...
