The Philippines has adopted the ten-point policy agenda to accelerate and sustain the country's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, taking a whole-of-government approach to align all economic recovery programs and measures of the national government. Bloomberg photo Executive Secretary...
Reiterating that a country’s strength is in its healthcare system, a health reform advocate said that the Philippine healthcare agenda should be prioritized in the next administration. Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony...
As they celebrate the contributions of Filipino women farmers, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Tuesday, March 8, echoed the National Federation of Peasant Women’s 2022 electoral agenda and urged all candidates to “stand for the interests” of rural women. The National...
If elected back to the chamber, former senator Jinggoy Estrada vowed to author in the Senate a bill that would institutionalize the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ (TUCP’s) so-called "Otso-otso" legislative agenda. Former senator Jinggoy Estrada (Screencap from Comelec) Estrada’s...
Youth-led organizations in the Philippines coacted and launched a 10-point electoral agenda for children and young women in the country through a campaign called HIJAlalan 2022: Tungo sa Pamahalaang Makabata’t Makababae on Thursday, Feb. 24. Among the youth organizations who participated were the...
Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros has committed to push for better pay and benefits for teaching and non-teaching personnel as she bared her education agenda on Friday, Feb. 11. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) During the Senatorial forum of the Alliance of...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that he would fulfill his 10-point Economic Agenda platform by financing it through effective and transparent governance which he likened to his mayorship in Manila. “The thing is we must continue to pursue,...
The country's top leading presidential candidates, except for the frontrunner in the surveys, on Friday laid out their plans and platforms if elected in the position during a forum hosted by the media that was widely broadcasted all over the country. Vice President Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso unveiled the 10 pillars of his “Bilis Kilos” economic agenda during the inauguration of his new headquarters in Intramuros, Manila on Monday, Jan. 31. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN The 10-point “Bilis Kilos”...
Those who are running for senator in the 2022 national and local elections were challenged to include the concerns of teachers and the entire education sector in their respective legislative agenda. (Screenshot from ACT Philippines) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a press...
If he wins, senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno will amend Republic Act 10389 or the Recognizance Act for instances such as that of the 80-year-old grandfather who was arrested for allegedly stealing mangoes. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 21, maintained that she has no agenda in extending help to victims of Typhoon Odette, which flattened hundreds of villages in Visayas and Mindanao provinces late last week. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said there should...
