President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has certified the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2023 as an urgent piece of legislation. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (3rd from left) (Ryan Pacpaco) This was confirmed by...
The proposed measure seeking to defer, yet again, the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. (PPAB) Getting the final nod of congressmen was House Bill (HB) No.4673, titled, "An Act postponing the December 2022...
A Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) official-turned-congressman was lucky enough to witness the final glorious performance of the late Lydia de Vega, the Filipino track and field legend who went by the moniker, "the fastest woman of Asia." Lydia de Vega (left) and Cagayan de...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘’Koko’’ Pimentel III expressed on Monday Aug. 1 his ‘’deepest condolences’’ to the family and the loved ones of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR), the father of the Edsa Revolution and the man who once turned the Philippines as Asia’s "Economic...
With only five days remaining in her term, outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, June 26, waxed a bit nostalgic as she recalled her six-year stint leading up to the last episode of her weekly radio show. Broadcaster Ely Saludar (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo (right) during the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued on Wednesday, June 1, a final appeal to Meta Platforms Inc. to immediately remove Facebook pages that cater to illegal online sabong (cockfighting) operations. In a statement, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya also urged the public...
A measure that seeks to create the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives during the final days of the 18th Congress. (Photo from Wikipedia) House Bill (HB) 5687, also known as the Cordillera Autonomous Region Bill, proposes...
Letran displayed its championship poise to repulse a hard-fighting Perpetual Help 77-75, and book the first seat in the NCAA Season 97 Finals on Sunday, May 8 at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Photo from GMA NCAA Fran Yu finished what Rhenz Abando had started, delivering the last six points...
Some candidates think that they've already won the elections, while others like to believe that they can still change their bleak fortunes up to the very last day of the campaign. (Lakas-CMD Media) That last day of the campaign takes place on Saturday May 7, when both frontrunning and lagging...
“Worst kind of black propaganda.” This was how retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described the statement by former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s spokesman Vic Rodriguez, who said that the P203-billion estate tax debt by the Marcoses is still “pending in...
The Korean drama “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” bid goodbye to its viewers as it aired its 16th and last episode on Oct. 17 and ended with a bang. Viewers were drawn to the romance between Yoon Hye-jin (played by Shin Min-a) and Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) and the colorful people in the town of Gongjin....
The 13th month pay of employees in the services sector will depend on how well their respective companies perform this final quarter of 2021. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion speaks during the virtual press briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 28 (Screenshot...
