Senator Joel Villanueva urged President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 31 to certify the legislated wage hike bill in the Senate as urgent, emphasizing the need to improve the standard of living for Filipino workers. Villanueva, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The implications of the Philippine's gross domestic product (GDP) performance in 2024 has emboldened Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda as to the importance of the House...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The urgency to enact the national budget on time justifies not having lawmakers ratify corrections to the bicam report just before the budget measure gets signed by the President. Marikina...
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...
