In light of recent Typhoon Odette (Rai), McDonald’s Philippines, through its charity of choice, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), has committed to serve an additional 120,000 meals from its initial pledge of 20,000, through the generosity of its partners, Megaworld, Emperador Distillers,...
Lawmakers made several recommendations, including policy revisions, to various national government agencies on Thursday, Dec. 23, in a bid to ensure smooth and efficient government response to people in need during calamities. During House Committee on Transportation hearing which came following...
The “House of Gucci,” the film about the Italian fashion house Gucci starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, will open in Philippine cinemas on Jan. 19. The film was inspired Sara Gay Forden’s book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed” published in...
The sheer volume of smuggled and misdeclared fruits flooding the country’s wet markets has reached alarming proportions, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has stated. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda2 Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Made, expressed dismay over the unabated...
Why is granting e-sabong legislative franchise being treated with urgency? Taguig City Rep. Lani Cayetano This question has been raised many times by congressmen opposed to the idea of legitimizing gambling in the internet but so far failed to get any answer from the House of Representatives. On...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We in ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, thank former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon for addressing our video conference on climate change held last Dec. 8, which was also our last meeting this year. Our...
Rita Daniel and Ken Chan This Sunday, Dec. 19, witness how an OFW makes a shocking discovery when he comes home only to find out that another family is living in his house in 'Regal Studio Presents: Your House, My Home.' The episode is headlined by Ken Chan as Jarvis and Rita Daniela as Ellie....
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill that fixes the validity of firearm licenses and registration to a maximum ten years. Gun .45 caliber House Bill No. 10610 also allows a two-year validity of permit to carry firearms outside of residency or place of business. The...
The Senate has approved the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions on the measure that seeks to raise the age by which statutory rape is determined by law. The bicameral report on Senate Bill No. 2332 and House Bill No. 7836, which seeks to amend Republic Act No, 7610...
The Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday signed the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance committee panel, said both houses of Congress agreed to increase the proposed budget of...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. (Remarks at the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Special Workshop on Climate Change with the theme: ‘The Role of Political Parties in Asia to Achieve Net Zero’ on Dec. 8, 2021) His Excellency former UN...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles assured the public that the country will have ample vaccine supply for booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next year. (Photos from Karlo Nograles's Facebook/ Keith Bacongco) Nograles, in a virtual press...
