Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto lamented on Tuesday, July 27, the government's seeming "lack of urgency" in spending government funds despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) About P200 billion of funds under the P4.506-trillion 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) has...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said it observed an upward trend of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila amid the threat of the Delta variant of the COVID-19...
To be able to ensure the safe reopening of schools over a year after they were closed to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a students' group reiterated the need for students and teachers to get vaccinated. (Unsplash) At the pace the Philippines' inoculation program is going, it...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Tuesday, July 27, that 6.3 million Filipinos have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) As of July 26, around 17,515,376 individuals have already...
Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma-Santos-Recto is mulling a possible senatorial bid in the 2022 elections, her husband, Senator Ralph Recto, said on Tuesday, July 27. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) On his final term as senator,...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Right now it’s official, we are in a surge dito sa (here in the) National Capital Region (NCR).” OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye made this assessment on Tuesday, July 27, as the independent research group reported that the average number of new...
With less than a year left in the term of President Duterte, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. laid out his priorities to keep the country safe from all forms of internal and external security threats. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo...
President Duterte urged Congress to pass two new laws that will benefit government troops as he looked back at how he improved the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help them carry out their duties to the public. President Duterte...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III thanked President Duterte on Monday, July 26, for describing him as a "capable" of becoming the Philippines' next vice president. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) "I am humbled by the words of the President. I thank him profusely for...
The Philippines cannot another six years of administration under a Duterte, opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan said on Monday, July 26. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Duterte (Malacañang photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Pangilinan issued the statement as he disagreed with House...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri bared Monday, July 26, that he has also accepted the invitation of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) to be one of the regional party's senatorial bets for the 2022 elections. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Monday, July 26, downplayed the alleged plan to have him ousted as his colleagues have already assured him of their continued support for his leadership. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular...
