Potential running mates Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday night, July 14, met leaders of the Aksyon Demokratiko party, in what appears to be a part of their preparations for the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (right) and his...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, July 14, announced that the National Academy of Sports (NAS) has begun its nationwide search for talented Filipino student-athletes to identify and become part of its first batch of scholars. Filipino student-athletes (Photo from DepEd) The NAS...
Leaders of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) filed formal complaints on Wednesday, July 14, before the National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division against posts from state-sponsored pages red-tagging and vilifying labor leaders as "terrorists." (Photo from KMU) Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago...
Boosting the Philippine agricultural sector can create a multiplier effect on the economy especially under this time of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said in a statement Wednesday. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA...
The National Food Authority (NFA) is behind its palay procurement target for the year, but the agency’s chief is not worried at all since the overall demand for state-subsidized rice has been declining. NFA Administrator Judy Dansal said in a text exchange that for this year, the NFA is targeting...
Malacañang said the recommendation of the government's pandemic task force was ready and that they were only waiting for the appeal of the metropolis's local chief executives. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days before the existing general community...
The late Eddie Garcia and Tony Mabesa--two legends of Philippine cinema--will be among the artists who will be bestowed with this year's "Ani ng Dangal" award, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announced. The late Eddie Garcia (left) and Tony Mabesa (File photo) The Ani ng...
Bureau of Corrections Chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag could be held liable for allegedly overstepping his authority when he fenced off a national road and ordered informal settlers to vacate areas within the alleged National Bilibid Prison. Insular Road fence BuCor At the conclusion of the...
PhilID (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, July 14, said individuals aged 15 to 17 and above 65 are now allowed to register for the second step of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). PSA cited that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Rizal 2nd District Representative Fidel Nograles on Wednesday, July 14 urged local government units to conduct structural inspection of old buildings amid the rising death toll in the collapsed condominium building in Surfside, Florida in the United States. Collapsed condominium in Surfside,...
The San Juan City local government and the National Housing Authority (NHA) on Wednesday (July 14) broke ground for the 23-storey high-rise, in-city socialized public housing project for city residents as well as those who are working in the city. Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Patrick Garcia)...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday, July 13 underscored the need for concerned government agencies to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe and free amid the serious public health threat of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Polling precinct voting In a virtual forum,...
