Supporters of the BBM-Sara Uniteam on Sunday, Nov. 21, showed their strength by staging what they called as the ‘caravan for peace, unity and progress’ in major cities and provinces all over the country. The simultaneous BBM-Sara Uniteam parade was initiated by supporters of both Presidential...
To fight for a corruption-free election in 2022, women's organizations and personalities launched Babae Laban sa Korupsyon (BALAK). (Photo from BALAK) BALAK, composed of diverse organizations and intergenerational women, demands an end to corruption "as these happen at the national level and in the...
Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose F. Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula urged the public to consider carefully who they will vote for in the upcoming national and local elections next year. Advincula said it is necessary to assess the position of each...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday defended the Senate Committee on Finance’s decision to slash the budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in 2022 as he took exception to Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s tirades against those who...
The Senate Committee on Finance is pushing for an increase in the funding of the Department of Education (DepEd) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the proposed P5-trillion national budget for 2022. Sen. Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance panel, said the budget increase for DepEd...
Senator Win Gatchalian has proposed a P10-million allocation under the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the development of a skills demand forecasting model or strategy. In a statement on Saturday, Nov. 20, he said the move was to help address...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima said on Saturday, Nov. 20 that the law which allowed substitution of candidates became an "opportunistic" tool in the hands of "party hoppers" in ways that the public has never seen before. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) In a statement, De Lima...
To further underscore the importance of rights-based education especially at a time of a pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold the Third National Summit on the Rights of the Child in Education next week. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd Central Office, through the newly created Child...
Using his "global celebrity stature", presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao said on Thursday, Nov. 18 that he will lure foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines and provide jobs for the country's poor. Senator Manny Pacquiao2 Pacquiao mentioned he has at least 10 international...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged unvaccinated individuals on Friday, Nov. 19, to "be modern heroes" and rekindle the traditional bayanihan spirit (unity) by participating in the National Vaccination Day. DILG DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the National...
Acting presidential spokesman Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said November 29, 2021, and December 1, 2021, will be declared as special working days in support of the upcoming National Vaccination Days in the Philippines. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Nograles made the statement as the country is...
(NATIONAL PRIVACY COMMISSION OFFICIAL PAGE) The National Privacy Commission (NPC) will be holding a free online summit on Thursday, Nov. 25, to push for online safety and children’s privacy rights in the digital age, the organization announced on its official page. The Annual Young Privacy...
