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House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)               BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi--Simply put, it was a "conscience vote".  That's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described on Thursday, May 23 the plenary voting on the absolute divorce...

Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has no problem with voters accepting money from politicians during the campaign season, but she urged them to vote according to their conscience. Vice President Leni Robredo meets virtually with members of Kasambahay for Leni on October 26,...

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has appealed to Filipinos on Friday, Aug. 13 not to take a third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, saying that the so-called "booster" shot is "illegal". MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/...

The Philippine government has appealed to rich nations to avoid hoarding the coronavirus vaccines, saying these former colonial masters do not have the sole right to survive the pandemic. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made a pitch for equitable distribution of the life-saving vaccines amid...