Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga (left), Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo (PPAB) Solons blasted the Department of Agriculture (DA) for insisting on the hefty maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 per kilo...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said that the agency can make do with a temporary suspension of the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) while it is under review. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian presides over the Committee on Basic Education...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) overall chairman, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to know whether or not the country’s rice importers are involved in financial shenanigans. Salceda--during...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Solons comprising the House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) slammed the apparent lack of urgency from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry...
Filipino-American short track speed skater Peter Groseclose has been selected as one of the recipients of Olympic Solidarity Scholarship from the IOC, the Philippine Skating Union (PHSU) announced Thursday, Jan. 23. Filipino-American short track speed skater Peter Groseclose (POC)...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Vice Chairman Henry Sy Jr., through another high-ranking official of the transmission company, has insisted that the Chinese...
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Vice President and Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza (Ellison Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Vice President and Spokesperson Cynthia...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, January 21, called for a deployment ban to Kuwait following the recent deaths of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) here. Sen. Raffy Tulfo, chairperson of the Committee on Migrant Workers, deplores the continuous deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to...
Senator Pia Cayetano has vowed to pursue amendments to the current vape law, Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act or Republic Act No. 11900 which transferred regulatory powers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Department of Health (DOH) to the Department...
Senator Grace Poe said the absence of a law should not result in the loss of jobs of over 60,000 motorcycle riders in the country, since the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has the authority to allow their continued operation. Poe stressed this in a statement on...
Members of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) may now avail of outpatient emergency care services for unexpected life-threatening medical emergencies, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma said. Ledesma disclosed this during a Senate...
The submersible drone marked “HY-119”, discovered off the coast of San Pascual, Masbate is Chinese-made, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group told a Senate panel. The Philippine Navy said the forensic analysis on a submersible drone discovered off the coast of San Pascual,...
