Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections should not be postponed again because this would deny citizens their choice of leaders. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, an opposition leader, noted the democratic process in...
Parents must not be allowed to escape responsibility for criminal offenses their children knowingly commit. Sen. Panfilo Lacson stage Pangasinan Partido Reporma presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson aired this view in a public discussion with youth leaders during the Sangguniang...
The House of Representatives called on government to allow the resumption of school sports training and the conduct of athletic competitions even as the number of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country continued to wane. Volleyball game UAAP The Lower House unanimously...
Various students' groups penned an open letter to the national government, calling for weekly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing instead of mandatory vaccination of students who will participate in limited face-to-face classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The open letter, drafted by the...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar directed the City Health Office (CHO) to conduct mobile vaccination at the city’s youth center on Thursday, Dec. 2. Aguilar said the CHO, in coordination with the city’s Social Welfare and Development Office, conducted vaccinations at the Bahay Pag-asa Youth...
Several government agencies, along with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), will provide manpower support for the simultaneous “Bayanihan Bakunahan National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. This was disclosed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary...
The Las Pinas City government launched the “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” vaccination program for children aged 12 to 17 years old on Friday (October 8). Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the pre-registration for “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” will be online through https://bit.ly/e-covid19reg or barangay...
The National Research Council of the Philippines-National Quincentennial Commemoration (NRCP-NQC) is calling on young Filipino artists to join its Kabataan Painting Competition. IMG_20210826_110841 The NRCP-NQC said it has started accepting entries for the competition, which targets Filipino youth...
A double whammy of adverse audit observations received by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has elicited for the agency strong criticisms coming from a youth partylist organization in the House of Representatives. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The Kabataan...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to deny an environmental permit the Dumaguete reclamation project over its "environmental and socio-economic impacts." (Dumaguete City FB page) In a statement,...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago has engaged another congressman from the left-leaning Makabayan bloc in a war of words. MMDA Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago (Photo from Asec Pialago's Facebook) In a Facebook post Thursday, July 8, Pialago hit...
