Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte's call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During his sixth and last SONA, Duterte reiterated his appeal to...
As far as Senator Francis Pangilinan is concerned, President Duterte still has a lot of catching up to do in terms of making good his promises when he campaigned for and started his presidency five years ago. Sen. Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The opposition senator refused...
Senators are not only expecting President Duterte to tout his accomplishments in the last five years, but also his plans to jumpstart the Philippines' recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic beyond his term. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte will be delivering on Monday, July...
Climate and energy policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has a lot of good things to say about President Duterte's legacy in terms of climate action and renewable energy, even as the leader prepares to wrap up his six-year tenure in Malacañang. President Rodrigo...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday declared that the Duterte administration is making “real progress” in human rights, specifically in the fight against illegal drugs, with its broadening cooperation and alliances with international institutions. Locsin made this...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
Track of Typhoon Fabian as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 (PAGASA) Typhoon Fabian maintained its strength but is still unlikely to bring heavy rainfall in the country, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday night, July 20. It was...
Fabian track (PAGASA) Severe tropical storm "Fabian" has intensified into a typhoon, however, no warning signals have so far been hoisted, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday afternoon, July 20. “Fabian intensified into a...
IMG_20210720_120143 Severe tropical storm "Fabian" has gained strength but it is unlikely to bring heavy rainfall across the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that Fabian “slightly...
Children ages five to 17 years old were prevented from entering two tourist destination sites in Manila -- the Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego -- effective Tuesday, July 20. (Advisory from Intramuros Administration) In an advisory, the Department of Tourism's (DOT) Intramuros Administration...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the rehabilitation of an irrigation project in Pampanga that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, NIA said that it has already completed the newly rehabilitated Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System...
Severe tropical storm Fabian continues to move slowly west- northwestward and is expected to bring rains in some parts of Luzon, the state weather bureau said Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Fabian was located 1,035 kilometers...
