Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) The recent dip suffered by Philippine universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings should be taken as a sign by local officials to reassess current policies on education. Thus,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan bloc member and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel claimed that the "anti-people” policies of the Marcos administration are part of the reasons behind the rise of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left), Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Rep. Manuel's office, Facebook) Makabayan bloc members Gabriela Party-list and Kabataan Party-list condemned the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), otherwise...
CHEd Chairman Popoy de Vera (left), Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), through its budget sponsor in the House of Representatives, declared that it cannot "dictate" to students the narrative of martial...
Late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (Wikipedia) A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the inclusion of a pro-martial law subject in the proposed school syllabus of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-backed think tank. Kabataan Party-list Rep....
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel felt compelled to remind a House colleague about his educational attainment Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20 during the plenary discussion on the Department of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's office) The usually stoic Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel was visibly elated to learn Tuesday night, Sept. 19 that the Department of Tourism (DOT) had no allocation for confidential funds in the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is calling for the protection of teachers as local elections are set next month, saying "without them, polls will not happen." Citing the importance of teachers in the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October, Duterte on...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, September 17 assured that officials and members who would be elected in the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will benefit from a stronger, more responsive SK system. Angara noted it has been a year since Republic Act 11768, which...
A total of 8,565 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October formally filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. The office of Atty. Arnulfo Pioquinto, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Rizal...
The Comelec has issued new schedules for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the suspension of government work due to the inclement weather. In a post on Thursday night, Aug. 31, Comelec said for the National Capital...
Candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on Aug. 28 to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs). Comelec Commissioner and Muntinlupa resident Rey Bulay visited the Comelec-Muntinlupa office,...
