The Sandiganbayan’s move to clear businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles of 16 counts of graft in connection with the alleged anomalous use of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s pork barrel fund is a huge offense to the Filipino public. Businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the...
(Unsplash) The Makabayan bloc is up in arms over the Senate's attempt to reinclude pension handlers Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) in the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) as fund contributors. The militant congressmen said the senators did...
The Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has entered the period of interpellation in the Senate. "Maganda po na madiscuss natin ang mga concerns ng ating mga kapwa senador (The discussion with my colleagues’ concerns were lively). From the start, we always wanted to scrutinize this bill. No better way...
Pag-IBIG Fund has financed 2,968 socialized homes for minimum-wage and low-income members in the first three months of 2023, its top executives said Tuesday (May 9). Socialized home loans make up 14% of the 21,870 units financed by the agency from January to March this year. Meanwhile, the...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, May 16 said he expects lengthy debates to commence when the Senate deliberates on the composition of the board of directors for the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). The composition of the Board of Directors, for one, is a contentious issue...
Energy Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his recent meeting with US President Joe Biden highlighted renewable energy (RE) and the "loss and damage" concept, which seeks to compensate countries that have little contribution to global climate change....
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As far as House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is concerned, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has sent a "message" to the Senate to prioritize the passage of the...
The Senate is all set to start deliberations on the measure that seeks to give respite to Filipino workers by legislating a P150 daily wage increase. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said senators are in support of a salary hike as the current P570 daily wage is too low. ...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will be looking to pass on third and final reading not eight, but 14 more priority measures of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. once it resumes sessions on Monday, May 8. This, after House Speaker Martin...
Pag-IBIG Fund released a record-high P27.57 billion in home loans during the first quarter of 2023, an increase of P3.36B or 14% compared to the P24.21 billion released during the same period in 2022, its top officials announced on Monday (April 24). “We are happy to report that we have started...
LAGUNA – The provincial government turned over agricultural machinery and equipment to 30 farmer cooperatives and associations at the Laguna Provincial Capitol in Sta. Cruz on Monday, April 17. The distribution was made possible through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, April 3 said the Senate will start tackling the various bills seeking to provide a unified system for separation, retirement, and pension of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) services next month in the committee level. Estrada, chairman of the...
