OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There is one aspect of the Filipino that I am not a fan of: the penchant of some of us for self-flagellation. We sometimes put ourselves down and express shame instead of pride in our people, in our country. Phrases like “only in the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday stressed the need to conduct a special session among lawmakers to address the soaring fuel prices. In a video message sent to reporters, Pacquiao also pushed for direct subsidy for the members of the transport sector. According to the senator,...
Aspiring president, Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday, March 14 said he is not bothered by the result of presidential surveys as he said they are only released for "mind-conditioning" purposes. Pacquiao, who lagged behind three other presidential candidates in the recent Pulse Asia survey, said he...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has assured fisherfolks that they will be able to ply their trade freely in the contested West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the presence of the Chinese vessels there if he wins in the upcoming elections. In a statement Monday, March 14, Pacquiao said he...
Emmanuel "Jimuel" Pacquiao Jr., the eldest son of Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, used aggressive combinations and powerful jabs to score a decision win over Mexican-American foe Andres Rosales and win his first sanctioned amateur bout on US soil Friday, March 12 there (Saturday in Manila)...
Nine presidential bets in the May 2022 polls have already confirmed their participation in the PiliPinas Debates of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB "As of March 13, 6 p.m. 9 out of 10 Presidential candidates have confirmed participation in the #PiliPinasDebates2022," Comelec...
PROMDI Party presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao has once again denied claims that he is backing out of the May 2022 Palace race, describing them as part of a massive disinformation campaign. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram) "Hindi po totoo iyan (That's not true)," Pacquiao said of the...
CEBU CITY—Senator Manny Pacquiao is unfazed by his poor ranking in recent surveys among presidential candidates. Senator Manny Pacquiao attends a gathering at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on Thursday, March 10. (Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN) The Filipino boxing legend...
PROMDI presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he supports the proposal calling for the postponement of barangay elections this December and realign the P8-billion budget for it instead to fund the government’s Covid-19 response and economic recovery efforts. In a press briefing in...
PROMDI Party presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday called on the Senate leadership to pass its version of the proposed amendments to the law granting cash incentive of P1-million to Filipino citizens who reach a 100 years old. Pacquiao, who is also the standard bearer of the...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar We make choices everyday. Some of them are mundane choices — what brand of toothpaste or shampoo to use, what to have for breakfast, where to eat. Some choices are very consequential. For instance, the choice of what to major in college is...
The looming fuel crisis could have been averted if the Department of Energy (DOE) had the foresight to stabilize oil prices by creating buffer stocks on gasoline and diesel at the onset, presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Monday. The standard bearer of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
