House Ways and Means Committee chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda refuted on Monday, June 6 the claim made by the Department of Finance (DOF) that had Congress proposals pertaining to Covid-19 stimulus and subsidies been enacted, national debt would have climbed up to P15.4 trillion....
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has decided to take his oath of office on June 30 as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines at the Old Legislative Building, now the National Museum. He will be the fourth President to do so, following Manuel Luis Quezon (1935), Jose P. Laurel...
Senator-elect Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo on Sunday vowed to increase the budget of the judiciary when the Senate starts deliberation on the proposed 2023 national budget in the coming months. Tulfo said his “personal working goal is to push for an increase of at least P6.25-billion so that the...
Philippine Consulate General in Hawaii launches Flag Day exhibit ONWARD TO INDEPENDENCE Bulos (center) leads the commemoration of Philippine National Flag Days in Hawaii. Various activities are slated for the celebration including an exhibit, online trivia on the flag, Filipino Food Week, and the...
National University locked the top seed with a 25-15, 25-10, 25-15 routing of University of the Philippines while University of Santo Tomas bounced back with a 25-23, 23-25, 25-15, 25-12 win against Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament on Saturday, June 4 at...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with newly-appointed South Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup during an official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday, June 3. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) meets...
All 16 cities and the only municipality in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases clarified the list of areas in the said risk level classification. (ALI VICOY /...
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...
Less than a month before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) challenged him to immediately pass the proposed P750 national minimum wage, adding that this would help Filipinos deal with the soaring prices of basic commodities and services in the country....
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
National University completed its three-peat campaign after holding off second-seeded University of Santo Tomas, 21-18, in the UAAP Season 84 women's 3x3 basketball Finals Friday, June 3 at the CaSoBe Resort in Calatagan, Batangas. The National University Lady Bulldogs savor their win against...
National University and University of Santo Tomas whipped their respective opponents to clinch their twice-to-beat advantage heading into the Final Four of the UAAP Season 84 men's beach volleyball at the Sands SM By the Bay in Pasay City Friday, June 3. National University's Pol Salvador &...
