In removing himself and future presidents from membership of the board of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. also eliminated the risk of politicians and political decisions influencing the country’s first ever sovereign wealth fund....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Coalitions among political factions are common in the Philippines, and the House of Representatives always has the largest collection of such groups under one roof. The biggest political party in the House right now is the Lakas-Christian...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, May 17, the deadline for filing the petition for registration of political parties, party-lists on Dec. 29 for the 2025 polls. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, he stated that all groups intending to register a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered his men to address political violence, including those that are stemmed from illegal drug trade, as such crimes are today's biggest threats in the country. At the 1st National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) and Regional Peace and Order...
A human rights group on Friday, March 24, called for the urgent and unconditional release of 141 political prisoners in Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, reiterating that the detention of these individuals violates the nation’s “call for unity.” Kapatid-Negros on Friday urged the...
The immediate release of “unjustly-detained” women and all other political prisoners was pushed by women-led organizations on Thursday, March 16. To air their message of solidarity, the organizations — some of which are Gabriela, Defend Peasant Women, and Citizens Rights Watch Network — held...
Delegates of the planned constitutional convention (con-con) will be able to propose any kind of amendment--economic or otherwise--to the 1987 Constitution. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (above, gesturing) confirms that con-con delegates would be able to propose any kind of...
Here’s an innovative 6-year program for Grade 10 graduates ALL IN SIX The Six-Year Integrated University Program (6YP) of University of Asia & the Pacific combines Senior High, Bachelor’s, and Master's degrees in just six years Maria Alexandria Patricia Decena, at 22, has a master’s...
SAGiP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta says the 1987 Constitution framers are to blame for the continued absence of an anti-political dynasty law. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Marcoleta gave this take on Monday afternoon, Feb. 6 during the House Committee on Constitutional...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking congressional approval of a bill seeking to declare an elective official automatically resigned from his elective office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC). In filing Senate Bill No. 1683, Tulfo proposed the restoration of the old law, Batas...
Christian Monsod, a framer of the 1987 Constitution, has called out Philippine legislators for their failure to pass an anti-political dynasty law throughout the decades. Clockwise: Christian Monsod, Senate building, House of Representatives building (PPAB, Philippine Gazette, MANILA BULLETIN)...
House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has praised President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before an international panel for having the "political vision" to fight deadly diseases other than Covid-19, particularly tuberculosis. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left) and...
