Highlighting the importance of a “genuine” land reform program, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) urged presidential candidates to present their categorical stance on land reform and free land distribution. In a press statement, KMP challenged the presidential candidates to...
"We have an education crisis." This is what human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said as he expressed his intention to push for reforms that will help provide education justice for students and teachers alike if he wins in the Senate race. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The People’s Reform Party (PRP), the poltical party mainly identified with the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, has officially adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as its vice presidential candidate in the upcoming May polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from HNP...
The Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to strengthen the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). During their respective sessions on Wednesday, both chambers ratified the bicameral committee report on Senate Bill No. 2124 and...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called on Congress to convene the joint congressional oversight committee (JCOC) at the soonest time possible to discuss mechanisms on how to prevent a failure of elections from happening in the upcoming May 2022 polls. Last week, Marcos, who heads the Senate Committee...
The Department of Finance (DOF) remains optimistic that Congress will pass this year the remaining tax reform packages that aim to reform the property valuation system and simplify capital market taxation. After the legislature was able to act on a slew of economic liberalization bills in 2021,...
The Philippines should continue to adopt fiscal reforms, particularly tax reforms still pending in Congress, to sustain these fiscal gains, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Based on its latest DOF economic bulletin, it noted that the recent fiscal reforms have boosted the government’s tax...
The People's Reform Party (PRP), which was founded by late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, and the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a party chaired by vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, has formally formed a political alliance for the upcoming 2022 elections. This came after PRP, currently headed...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is promoting organic farming among Cebu farmers to mitigate the effects of climate change. DAR's provincial office in Cebu conducted a capability training program recently that benefited at least 30 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) belonging to the Ipil...
Former rebels in Samar province have been given a total of three-hectare lot as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Eastern Visayas recently turned over a parcel of land to the provincial government dedicated for them. At least 144 housing units will be constructed in...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque will hold his last Malacañang press briefing today, Monday, Nov. 15, after making his decision to run for Senate. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) This was confirmed by his staff, Communications Undersecretary Queenie...
President Duterte has appointed Bernie Cruz as the new head of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Cruz, DAR's undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office, replaced John Castrictiones, who resigned from his post for his aspiration to become a senator under the ruling...
