Vice President Sara Duterte met her supporters from Roxas City, Capiz, on Saturday, April 15, to talk about the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) programs that bring livelihood and aid to the marginalized. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) attends the wreath-laying ceremony for former president...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has unveiled its new official seal, which it described as a symbol of its commitment to the speedy dissemination of news and information. *The new official seal of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) / Facebook* The PCO updated the profile photo...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is urging system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to shorten its approval timeline for the system impact study (SIS) on power projects being developed in various parts of the country. According to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin, the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL When the Manila Bulletin staged its second annual UPLIFT Awards last week, there was a strong sense of vindication for what we had inaugurated just a scant year ago. UPLIFT is an acronym for Unite Perform Lead Inspire Focus and Trend, and back in the...
Malacañang has announced the four locations that have been considered as "suitable and mutually beneficial" to become additional Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites. It underscore these sites are expected to boost the country's disaster response. In a statement, the Palace said...
With the advent of ever-evolving technology, the Covid-19 pandemic, and other factors that affect our lives, studies have shown that there is a shift in the way readers consume news. In fact, in the Philippines, the 2022 Reuters Institute Digital News Report states that there is a steady growth in...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Ever since the aerial photographs of the ongoing Manila Bay reclamation spread on social media earlier in the year, reclamation has been one of the negative buzzwords of today. And to be quite honest, I both understood, and didn’t understand, what...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, March 27, claimed that the recent call of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) for the Department of Education (DepEd) to hire 30,000 additional teachers per year to resolve the problematic teacher-student ratio was just a tactic to...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When Pagcor (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco accepted the appointment, I had no doubt that Al knew that his taking on the job of heading the corporation tasked to regulate, operate, authorize and license...
BEIJING, China -- New Zealand has raised concerns with China over human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan, Wellington's foreign minister told AFP in an interview Saturday. Nanaia Mahuta held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in which they discussed "challenging issues", she...
