4PS Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has re-filed the bill that seeks to reorganize and modernize the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI logo As a member of the House of Representatives in the 11th, 12th and 13th Congresses and while as BI commissioner thereafter, he pushed for the passage...
Members of the 19th Congress are out to make a serious push toward the shift to digital or Internet platforms as far as government agencies' processes are concerned. (Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) This, after Reps. Martin Romualdez of Leyte; Ferdinand Alexander Marcos of Ilocos Norte; and Yedda...
On her 93rd birthday, Former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos is on top of the world. ‘I am the happiest person in the world. Ako lang yung naging nanay at tapos yung, naging nanay ng isang presidente na dating asawa ng isang presidente, at buhay pa ako (I am the mother of a president {Ferdinand...
Three members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill creating a Medical Reserve Corps again to assist the country’s health system in times of public health emergencies. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under House Bill (HB) No. 2 or the Act Instituting the Medical Reserve Corps and...
Progressive solons and party-list groups want the return of Philippine history in the country’s educational curriculum after actress Ella Cruz, who is portraying Irene Marcos in a pro-Marcos film, likened history to gossip. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Representatives Raoul...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, one of the few grizzled veteran-lawmakers of the incoming 19th Congress, has expressed his desire to become the next House Majority Leader. (Photo from Robert Ace Barbers's Facebook) Barbers did so before Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
Make Sunday more fun and delectable with barbecue flavors and savory goodness at Waterside’s Sunday BBQ Brunch Buttermilk fried chicken There's no problem a big brunch can't solve. For most Filipinos, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, which essentially means that brunch is twice as...
Kalinga Party-list Representative Irene Gay F. Saulog (Photo taken from the House of the Representatives website) Irene Gay F. Saulog will continue the advocacies of the Kalinga Partylist as its representative in the 19th Congress, after she had served in the 18th Congress as assistant minority...
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene D. Brosas (Photo taken from House of the Representatives website) An educator and advocate of women and children's protection and welfare, Arlene D. Brosas is the Gabriela Women's Party representative in the 17th, 18th, and now 19th Congress. Gabriela...
AGRI Party-list Representative Wilbert T. Lee (Photo taken from the LKY Group of Companies Website) A long-time advocate of the agriculture sector, Wilbert T. Lee is the representative of AGRI partylist, also known as AGRI-AGRA Na Reporma Para Sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas in the 19th Congress. The...
Kabataan Party-list Representative Raoul Danniel A. Manuel (Photo taken from his official Facebook account) Raoul Danniel A. Manuel is the national president, first nominee, and representative-elect of the Kabataan Partylist for the 19th Congress. Kabataan Partylist, formerly known as Ang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has already received the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court in response to the petition of the Duterte Youth Party List on the substitution of the nominees of the P3PWD Party List. Comelec/MB "This is to confirm the receipt of the...