Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III Monday, June 13 said policies on how to contain Covid-19 pandemic should be science-based and science-driven. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) Sotto stressed this as Cebu officials made a decision making...
Outgoing Surigao Del Sur 1st district Rep. Prospero Pichay has issued a statement countering the Sandigbayan’s conviction of him for multiple charges of graft. Prospero A. Pichay Jr. Read more here:...
DOMESTIC tourists pose for a selfie and souvenir shot in front of the Guimaras Provincial Capitol. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited the provincial government of Guimaras for financial transparency anew when it was given a seal for Good...
86799 The Department of Health (DOH) said there is a “very high” possibility that the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now being transmitted locally, following the detection of two cases recently. The detection of two cases in Central Luzon, who have no travel history abroad, raises the “index of...
Outgoing Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon has started preparing to assume his role as the new mayor of the city. On June 3, Biazon had a meeting with the incoming members of the Muntinlupa City Council and Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac. Muntinlupa mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon (front) with Vice Mayor Artemio...
The program now offers a wider food selection from local micro-entrepreneurs Indie Eats, GrabFood’s latest merchant discoverability program to shine the spotlight on small yet promising and quality food businesses, is now going nationwide. All cities serviced by the Southeast Asian technology...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading 30 bills aimed at improving, developing, and establishing public hospitals in different parts of the country. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, and sponsor of the bills, thanked his...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, May 29, welcomed the approval of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on granting additional honoraria for select teachers for their extended service during the 2022 National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will be helping the church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in validating election returns (ERs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported that a total of 17 cases of the said Omicron subvariant were already detected in the country. Cases have been detected in Metro...
Three members of the Gonzales political family, on May 10, were proclaimed into local posts in the Province of Pampanga following the 2022 elections. Photo from "Aurelio "Dong" D. Gonzales Jr." Facebook page. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, who served two past terms in the House of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, May 16 that the Commission En Banc has approved, in principle, the additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EBs). Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila...
