Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros has committed to push for better pay and benefits for teaching and non-teaching personnel as she bared her education agenda on Friday, Feb. 11. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) During the Senatorial forum of the Alliance of...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that he would fulfill his 10-point Economic Agenda platform by financing it through effective and transparent governance which he likened to his mayorship in Manila. “The thing is we must continue to pursue,...
The country's top leading presidential candidates, except for the frontrunner in the surveys, on Friday laid out their plans and platforms if elected in the position during a forum hosted by the media that was widely broadcasted all over the country. Vice President Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso unveiled the 10 pillars of his “Bilis Kilos” economic agenda during the inauguration of his new headquarters in Intramuros, Manila on Monday, Jan. 31. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN The 10-point “Bilis Kilos”...
Those who are running for senator in the 2022 national and local elections were challenged to include the concerns of teachers and the entire education sector in their respective legislative agenda. (Screenshot from ACT Philippines) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a press...
If he wins, senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno will amend Republic Act 10389 or the Recognizance Act for instances such as that of the 80-year-old grandfather who was arrested for allegedly stealing mangoes. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, maintained that she has no agenda in extending help to victims of Typhoon Odette, which flattened hundreds of villages in Visayas and Mindanao provinces late last week. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said there should...
Filipinos' current lack of knowledge and awareness on maritime issues and long-term vision of the leadership has hindered the country from developing a strategic foreign policy agenda, a policy expert said. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) University of the Philippines maritime law expert Professor Jay...
Mango, the queen of Philippine fruits, started Friday, Dec. 3, taking the spotlight in the first-ever virtual Cluster Farms and Industry Encounters through Science and Technology Agenda or FIESTA which aims to promote the adoption and commercialization of technologies on mango production....
Aerial photo taken on March 11, 2021 shows the eighth Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River, connecting Kampong Cham province and Tboung Khmum province in southeastern Cambodia. (Shanghai Construction Group/Handout via Xinhua) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Post-COVID-19 socio-economic...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST PCAARRD) has laid down its P402-billion research and development agenda for 2022 to 2028. (DOST-PCAARRD) DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Reynaldo V. Ebora...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will appoint a new Department of Health (DOH) secretary if elected president, emphasizing the need for someone “competent” and “accountable". Former Health secretaries Manuel Dayrit and Esperanza Cabral join presidential aspirant Vice...
