Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he expects more Filipinos to have access to affordable medicines now that President Duterte has signed an executive order adding more medicines and drugs that would be subject to a price cap. Duterte had earlier signed Executive Order No. 155...
President Duterte has signed a directive paving the way for the establishment of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) signs a document as Senator Bong Go watches him (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Executive Order (EO) No.154 was signed on Tuesday, Dec. 7,...
For the record, it's "Lapulapu"--not "Lapu-Lapu"--when referring to the first Philippine hero. Photo from Wikipedia. The caption reads, “Imaginary posthumous portrait of Lapulapu by Carlo Caacbay for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, 2019.” The standard spelling of the name...
Anticipating that the Philippines may face “crucial energy crisis” in the next few months, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) appealed Monday, Dec. 6, to President Duterte to sign an executive order seeking to tap nuclear energy as...
President Duterte says it gives him "a little bit of pride" that he fulfilled "almost everything" that he promised to Filipinos when he ran for the Palace seat a few years ago. 'I TRIED MY BEST'--President Rodrigo Duterte talks about his campaign promises during his speech at the Port of Busay,...
The Philippines will not be pushing through with its plan to open the borders to foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 1 due to the threat of the highly mutated Omicron variant. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
The offices of opposition Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan are now investigating who are the persons who ordered thousands worth of food items using their name and their office addresses. In her Facebook post, Hontiveros, a reelectionist showed screenshots of the invoices...
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao has called on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to reconsider his arrest order and called for a “non-hostile” Senate inquiry into the government’s alleged procurement of overpriced COVID-19 pandemic supplies from Pharmally Pharmaceutical...
The implementation of the countrywide Alert Level System which was pilot-tested in Metro Manila to curb the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission will start on Monday, Nov. 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III confirmed. “Simula...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order prescribing guidelines on the movement of minors in malls, shopping centers and other similar establishments. Olivarez said minors aged 12 to 17 are allowed within the premises and inside malls, shopping centers and other similar...
The executive branch is studying whether or not it can give gratuity pay to contractual workers in government in time for this year's holiday season. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) This is according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a Viber message sent to Malacañang reporters Wednesday...
