No less than the erstwhile "chief builder" of the Duterte administration--Mark Villar--has said that it is imperative for presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to win in the May polls if the "Build, Build, Build" program is to continue....
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer's Covid-19 treatment drug Paxlovid. "Masaya kong ibinabalita sa inyo na naaprubahan na po namin ang Paxlovid kahapon (I'm glad to announce that we already approved Paxlovid yesterday)," said FDA...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
With a little over two months left before the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has again expressed hopes that the next leaders of the country would continue supporting the programs initiated by the Duterte Administration to secure a more comfortable life...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio says that she proposed the use of nuclear energy 12 years prior to President Duterte’s signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 164 favoring a Philippine nuclear energy program. Vice presidential...
Instead of tying the hands of the next administration with a major policy shift, the government should fast-track the implementation and distribution of the P2.5-billion allocation for financial subsidy and fuel vouchers to qualified utility vehicles rather than tinker with provisions of the Oil...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday March 2 commended the achievements of the administration led by President Duterte. Such feats would not have been possible if not for the hard work and synergy demonstrated by government officials, particularly the Cabinet members, amid the...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday stressed the importance of commemorating the EDSA People Power revolution saying it is “a beautiful story that needs to be told.” “The province of Sorsogon joins the nation as we commemorate the Edsa...
No significant effect on symptom resolution and hospitalization rates has been shown by the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin making it an inadvisable treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
According to Labor leader and presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman, violent rebellions are a result of Philippine history, citing specific administrations who he says used violence and force against its citizens such as the Ferdinand Marcos Sr. administration, the incumbent...
Over 2,000 online posts of unauthorized selling of medicines, including prescription drugs, have been taken down after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called the attention of three online sites. FDA Deputy Director-General Oscar G. Gutierrez Jr. said that a total of 2,202 online posts of...
