The House of Representatives formed during it plenary session on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9 the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos made the motion to create the new...
One of the pioneers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Special Forces paid respect to the late former President Fidel V. Ramos, who was also the founding commander of the military’s most elite unit, during the latter’s wake at the Heritage Park in Taguig City on Saturday, August 6....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now in communication with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in order to obtain smallpox vaccines and medicines for its possible fight against monkeypox. “We like to assure that we are in constant communication with our counterparts,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the holding of a special election in the 7th District of Cavite will not significantly impact their preparations for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang polls. Comelec/MB "BSKE preparations are already underway and this will not significantly impact...
Photo by Wolfmann from Wikimedia Commons . There is this rare phenomenon wherein seeds germinate while they are still enclosed in or attached to their parent fruit. The result may look unpleasant in some instances. A tomato fruit going through this may appear as if shoots are growing from inside...
Loewe announces winner and special mentions of the 2022 edition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize SPECIAL MENTION Andile Dyalvane and his artwork For her work, “A Time of Sincerity,” 2021, Korean milliner Dahye Jeong has been awarded the 2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize. She has been chosen...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the destruction of unused official printed ballots and other election-related materials supposed to be used in the special elections for the municipalities of Binidayan and Butig, Lanao del Sur will commence on July 12. Comelec/MB The said ballots were not...
Malacañang stood by the decision of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto House Bill 7575, saying the Chief Executive's move was within the bounds of the Constitution. Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (RTVM Screenshot) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the proposed Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport had carried substantial fiscal risks to the government. In an interview with ANC on Wednesday, July 6, Diokno affirmed former Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s call to the...
Incoming Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri assured today July 4 that the Senate would try give priority to correcting deficiencies pointed out by Malacanang on the vetoed Bulacan airport and economic zone bill. "Remember that ecozones are considered local bills and therefore must emanate from the...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos may be the presidential son, but he still wants to be treated like a normal congressman. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Contributed photo) Rep. Marcos was among the 59 participants Monday, July 4 of the second day of the executive course...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will fully support the bill to create the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport once Congress fixes the "defects" in the proposed measure, Malacañang said. Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (PTV/RTVM Screenshot)...
