The P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023the first full-year outlay of the Marcos administrationwill be "immediately deployed" for the benefit of Filipinos. (MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who held a briefing with Manila-based reporters in Brussels, Belgium on...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, December 13 urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to embark on an internal cleansing process to rid its ranks of scalawags in uniform. Dela Rosa made the call after his privilege speech where he...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said the Senate did not receive any instruction from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to expedite the passage into law of the proposed sovereign wealth fund or the Maharlika Wealth Fund bill. "In fairness to the President he never instructed me to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has given a time frame for the possible singing of the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2023. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (rightmost) In a short address during his Christmas blowout...
To those who are ‘Santa’s helpers’ in giving surprises to kids who have been good, here’s a few tips on buying toys that are safe for children. Read labels carefully to check on hazardous chemicals. Check on the toy’s design. Avoid toys with sharp edges as it may harm children. Toys that...
The Marcos administration’s first national expenditure program underwent thorough scrutiny and was subject to intense debates by lawmakers before it was ratified. Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Sonny Angara gave this assurance when he presented the bicameral conference committee report on...
A House leader is pursuing the institutionalization of the "Kadiwa" store project, which the Marcos administration is banking on heavily to keep prices of fresh produce and other food products down. (Unsplash) Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman filed House Bill (HB) No.5601, which is the...
Senator Joseph Victor ‘’JV’’ Ejercito said today that the Philippines needs to reconsider the establishment of nuclear power in the country. ‘’We need to bring down cost of energy for our economy to be able to fully develop and at same time address the issue of climate change and global...
A total of 24,159 illegal drug personalities were arrested while P9.9 billion worth of dangerous drugs were seized from July 1 to Nov. 24 this year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the multi-billion worth of illegal drugs...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta thinks that a Cabinet official of the Marcos administration might get bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) due to lack of time. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) In an interview over state-run Radyo Pilipinas over the weekend,...
Days after the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) grilled Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo over his American citizenship and a libel conviction, Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Nov. 27, lauded him as an “asset” to the Marcos...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
