The Senate approved on second reading Wednesday, August 25, the bill seeking to postpone the May, 2022 election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Senators gather in the Senate plenary in the opening of the 18th Congress' 2nd regular session on July 27, 2020. (Senate...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has urged the Commission on Audit (COA) to go on a "hiring binge" so it could further fulfill its constitutional mandate of checking government expenditures. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) The COA has 14,102 authorized staff positions...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday, August 24, claimed that two agencies now owe the government over P63 billion for supposedly failing to deliver good and services that they were contracted to purchase. In this file photo, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on September 14,...
Senators on Monday, August 23, assailed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for again making the motor vehicle inspection system (MVIS) mandatory despite complaints from stakeholders and even President Duterte's order to suspend it. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) The matter was raised...
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto with son Luis Manzano and daughter-in-law Jessy Mendiola (Instagram) Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto was one of the many Filipinos who watched the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila). Little did she know that her son actor...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 11 objected to the national government's move to take charge of the distribution of "ayuda" or cash assistance to residents of the city of Manila. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto during a hearing on January 20, 2020 (Henzberg...
Luis 'Lucky' Manzano Lucky Manzano is a person who wears many hats during the pandemic. Aside from being an actor, endorser, businessman and a good husband to Jessy Mendiola, Luis is a Zumba instructor. In his latest video, Luis is shown teaching Zumba to his mom Rep. Vilma Santos Recto. View this...
Some senators were not overjoyed by the 11.8-percent growth in the Philippines' economy, stressing it is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Economic growth may be at its highest since 1988 but let’s not lose sight of the...
Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto She may have everything but Star for All Seasons Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto of Lipa City revealed for the first time that she suffered from depression and anxiety during the pandemic. "I would wake up so sad because I know the pandemic is still around. And then I...
Leaders of the Senate believe that the government has enough funds this year to procure more doses of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to include those for minors. Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccines (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Following Health Secretary Francisco Duque's concurrence that...
Rep. Vilma Santos (left, seated) with her son Luis Manzano and daughter-in-law Jessy Mendiola Star For All Seasons Vilma Santos-Recto is the latest celebrity who is considering to run for the Senate in 2022. During an appearance for the vlog of her son Luis Manzano and daughter-in-law Jessy...
Is a Robredo-Recto alliance for the 2022 elections in the offing? Senator Ralph Recto releases on August 5, 2021 a photo with Vice President Leni Robredo during his visit at her office in Quezon City (Recto/Facebook) Vice President Leni Robredo held talks with Senator Ralph Recto during the...
