Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, August 24, reminded the public that the government has not approved booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine because a majority of Filipinos haven’t had their first doses yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Vice President Leni Robredo has requested from Congress a P703-million budget for her office in 2022, which is significantly lower than the P900-million allocation this year. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Of this figure, P558.8 million will go to maintenance and other...
A top United States military officer traveled to the Philippines Monday, Aug. 23, to reaffirm the US government's commitment to the alliance with our country and in honor of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Admiral John Aquilino, commander for US Indo-Pacific...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government will continue to invest heavily in infrastructure projects next year, but at the same time provide essential funding support to foster socioeconomic recovery. In a statement, the DBM said Monday, August 23, that the national...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a president and vice president who would the lead the Philippines to recovery and development. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Courtesy of the Office of Sen....
The Senate received on Monday, August 23, the last spending plan of the Duterte administration. Senate President Vicente Sotto III received from Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Janet Abuel copies of the 2022 National Expenditure Program (NEP). Senate President Vicente...
The education sector will get the highest budgetary allocation for next year at P773.6 billion while health programs under the Department of Health and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation become only the fourth in the list of budgetary priorities with P242 billion expected to be earmarked...
Malacañang has submitted to Congress a proposed national budget of P5.04 trillion for the fiscal year (FY) 2022, the biggest budget that the executive branch has ever asked for. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In his press briefing on Monday, August 23, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque bared that...
Regular plenary sessions of the House of Representatives resume on Monday, August 23 with the chamber’s leadership expecting the submission by the executive department of the National Expenditure Program containing the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. House of Representatives...
It looks like a work of art After dominating the Miss Elegance and preliminary competition of Miss Supranational 2021 pageant, Filipino beauty queen Dindi Pajares now wows netizens with the reveal of her national costume. Dindi Pajares in her national costume (Photo by Gian Eduard) Crafted by...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that its consular offices (CO) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) facilities will now resume operations after the region was downgraded to a less stringent quarantine classification. (FILE...
President Duterte revealed that he has fired National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong for allegedly allowing electric cooperatives to contribute funds for a party-list campaign in the 2019 elections. President Duterte (ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/...
