President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice...
While majority of their House of Representatives colleagues appeared to have ignored the significance of July 12, three congressmen didn’t let the day pass by without underscoring the fact that this is the date Philippines won against superpower China an arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea...
House Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro on Saturday, July 10 warned that the United States’ move to ban the China Telecom (Americas) Corp.(CTC) could affect the operations of local telecommunications newcomer Dito Telecommunity Corporation (Dito). Rep. France...
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and ACT CIS Partylist Rep. Eric Yap, together with their businessmen friends, pledged a P5 million donation to the families of military personnel and civilians who perished in the July 4 C-130 crash in Sulu. Reps. Paulo Duterte (1st District, Davao City)...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday, July 6 assailed as “nonsensical” Malacanang’s claim that government lacks money to grant cash assistance to Filipinos reeling from the devastating effects of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
Assistant minority leader and Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas on Saturday, July 3, said that the resignation of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesman Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. is a "mere attempt to ease the pressure over the...
The House Committee on Public Accounts is convinced that ‘nil to zero’ error in textbooks and learning materials given to students can be achieved by putting in place more stringent measures for publication standards, aside from imposing penalties against those who committed mistakes, whether...
Unabated rise in oil prices, including the next round that will take effect this week, has worsened the adverse economic effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to Filipino families. Asst. Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas warned on...
The education system is again forced to close face-to-face learning and continue with the Department of Education's (DepEd) blended learning program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Children listen to their online class. The Philippines has been implementing blended learning program as schools remain...
A women's group is offering free Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) webinars to delivery app riders following backlash over homophobic remarks. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Last week, Grab Philippines suspended delivery partners who were involved in a series of...
