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...
Even when he was considered a fugitive from an administration bent on putting him behind bars, Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson recently told an anecdote that showed he was still respected, even beloved, by the authorities that were mandated to capture...
The Philippine Biodiesel Association (TPBA) joined Congress’ call for the long-delayed increase in the biodiesel blend to 5 percent (B5) as mandated by the Biofuels Act of 2006. "Congress sees the immediate and long term impact of a higher biodiesel mandate. The immediate benefits come with...
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launches Deus Ex Machina, a memoir published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her book Deus Ex Machina How I wish, as a presidential election is coming up, already dominating the...
Partido Reporma chairman and presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson refuted perennial accusations that he ran away from the law when he left the country in 2010 or about a month before an arrest warrant could be served against him. The arrest warrant, Lacson said was based on...
Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday expressed her desire to make the planned Pampanga Megalopolis as more "walkable" and "bikeable" to protect the environment and improve the quality of life of its residents and visitors. Arroyo, who served as the province's representative in the...
Rewarding a Filipino who reaches 101 years old with P1 million cash is among the legislative proposals that the House of Representatives aims to pass with the remaining six session days left before Congress adjourns for the campaign period early February. HOR plenary pandemic The House Committee on...
The field personnel and crew of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as other power companies, like the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), had to sacrifice missing their families on Christmas day as they were deployed for restoration works at calamity-hit areas in Visayas...
Three House of Representatives committees have recommended the passage of a bill that would establish a hospital that will exclusively cater to the medical care and needs of overseas Filipino workers and their dependents. Repatriated overseas Filipino workers House Bill 10629 or the proposed OFW...
A "poltical exercise". Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Facebook) Such was the simple description given by Malacañang to the much-ballyhooed consolidation of support between former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Joseph...
It runs in the blood. Mayor Sara Duterte, Ex-Senator Bongbong Marcos, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ex-Senator Jinggoy Estrada Willingness to serve runs in the blood of offspring of four former presidents who were behind the establishment of the UniTeam Coalition that bound four of the...
The office of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday, No. 11 denied reports that she and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio were scheduled to meet in the resort island of Balesin. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not meeting...
