Filipinos are not dreaming for the grandest things, all they ever wanted is to be given the "space" to realize their dreams. (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media Bureau) This was what Vice President Leni Robredo learned from her active engagement with citizens from all walks of life. In her closing...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her time at the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) was the most challenging role she had taken in her years-long public service. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) But she said she does not regret any of it and affirmed that despite it...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo emphasized the importance of the national government's partnership with the local communities and the church in addressing teenage pregnancy. Filipino pregnant mothers (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CBCP Presidential Forum aired Friday...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo suggested making alcohol and gambling more inaccessible to the public, saying it is the constitutional obligation of the government to protect the welfare of Filipinos, especially the children. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from CBCP via...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said violence is not the way for a country to achieve the result it wants and that the most effective way to do this is to address the root of the problem. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from CBCP via CNN Philippines / YouTube) Robredo said...
Senator Imee Marcos, sister of frontrunning presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., is pushing for a "hybrid" election system, where votes will be counted not only electronically but also manually, to ensure integrity of the elections as well as to have "evidentiary requirements"...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino said Tuesday they had formally submitted the list of athletes who would compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Tolentino added the SEAG Organizing Committee has received the list and they are only waiting for...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Taking advantage of people desperate to take up high-paying jobs abroad is as easy as grabbing a piece of candy or lollipop from a one-year- old child and simply walking away. It doesn’t really take much to lure people keen to escape the hardships of carving a living in...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Numerous OFWs are overjoyed whenever they are addressed by this seemingly magical phrase – modern heroes of the land. And they are driven into a mass hysteria and frenzy if they are fed key phrases apparently aimed to give them a euphoric high not necessarily fueled by...
(Photo from Unsplash) The conduct of End-of-School-Year (EOSY) rites should be free from any electioneering and partisan political activity, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. In a virtual press briefing on Friday, March 11, DepEd Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Instruction Alma Torio...
loren2 House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, who is now seeking a Senate comeback, will not take part in “The Rundown 2022: A Youth Oriented Senate Elections Forum.” This was announced on Friday, March 11, by the organizer of the forum which is backed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Distressed OFWs are often a pathetic and heart-rending lot. Seriously maltreated OFWs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Jordan can’t end immediately their misery and go back home even if some have reached their breaking point. More often than not, they suffer for months before...
