President Duterte has signed into law the Excellence in Teacher Education Act which seeks to strengthen teacher education in the Philippines by revamping the Teacher Education Council (TEC) and establishing a scholarship program for aspiring teachers. (JOHN JEROME GANZON / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure, which grants the mandatory continuing benefits to public and private healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies of a national scale. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No....
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Thursday hailed what it said was a "world-leading" reform of its asylum system, despite widespread condemnation and claims that it breaks international law. Home Secretary Priti Patel called the passing of the controversial Nationality and Borders Act a...
The Philippine government had to defend itself. That's the gist of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos's explanation to young voters of the Marcos-era martial law that lasted from 1972 to 1981. (Simon Maage/ Unsplash) UniTeam bet Marcos was the guest during the...
KIEV, Ukraine -- The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday voted to extend the martial law in the country for another 30 days, until May 25, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. The presidential proposal on the prolongation of the martial law was supported by 300 lawmakers in the 450-seat assembly,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19 told a Senate committee that it has decided to withhold a P90-million payment for the services to Smartmatic, its automated elections technology provider, whose data were allegedly breached as the May 9, 2022 election approaches. Appearing...
JV Ejercito (Facebook) Former Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has revealed he was never interested in a career in entertainment, even if his family is showbiz royalty. "Hindi naman ako masyadong gwapo at hindi naman ako masyadong pangit. Sakto lang. Alam ko kasi limitasyon ko. Hayaan na...
President Duterte has vetoed the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration law that seeks the mandatory registration of all such cards and social media accounts. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Presidential Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential...
A priest has been suspended from his ministry for participating in the May 2022 polls. Photo Diocese of Sorsogon FB The Diocese of Sorsogon announced the suspension of Fr. Emmanuel Alparce in a circular letter dated April 4. "After having sought the necessary information and verification of facts,...
To protect human rights in the Philippines, labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario ‘Ka Leody” De Guzman seeks to end the acts of extrajudicial killing, red-tagging, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), and the...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the Philippines has an obligation to call for an end and join other countries in condemning the repression in Myanmar due to its own experience under Martial Law. Lacson pointed this out when he and other presidential bets were asked...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Gilbert Teodoro denied allegations saying that the UniTeam disrespected the memory of the late Senator Ninoy Aquino and that they tried to ‘revise history” during a UniTeam sortie in Tarlac on Saturday, April 2. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The UniTeam...
