From being a fan of Hallyu (Korean Wave) to improving confidence, the three Filipino students who won in the first Online Korean Speech Contest shared their dreams and experiences. The 2022 Online Korean Speech Contest was held by the Ministry of Education of Korea and the Korean Embassy in the...
House Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon City 3rd Rep. Franz Pumaren has sent a message to Jose Rizal University (JRU) cager John Amores, who recently made headlines by physically assaulting members of the opposing team during a basketball game. Quezon City 3rd Rep. Franz Pumaren (Screenshot from...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta claimed that the merger between ABS-CBN and TV5 violated a provision in the franchise of the latter. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Facebook) Marcoleta highlighted this during his privilege speech during the plenary session Monday, Aug. 15, wherein...
The recent deal between ABS-CBN and TV5 "left a bad taste in the mouth", said SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who still sounded very upset over the supposed misdeeds of the shuttered "Kapamilya" network. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Facebook live) "Last week,...
It's unusual for a first-time congressman to rally colleagues in the plenary to get behind his or her pet measure in his or her first privilege speech, but that's exactly what Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto did. Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco, in a privilege speech before the House plenary on Monday, Aug. 1, underscored the need to adopt nuclear power in the Philippines. Rep. Mark Cojuangco (Screengrab from House of Representatives livestream) Cojuango, in a speech explaining the urgency and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted during his inaugural address Thursday, June 30 that there were "shortcomings" in the Duterte administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Contributed photo) However, the newly-installed leader only...
Talk about a vote of confidence. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Susan Ople (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave special mention to two of his appointed Cabinet members during his inaugural speech Thursday, June 30 at the National Museum in Ermita,...
Leaning on the “biggest electoral mandate in the history of Philippine democracy”, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. echoed his campaign call for unity, and extolled the Filipino people to “not look at the past, but look at the future”. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been advised to use a teleprompter for his much-awaited inaugural speech on Thursday, June 30. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) The teleprompter will aid Marcos on the outline of his speech, "to ensure sequencing and coherence",...
There is growing anticipation over what President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will tell the nation on June 30 during his inauguration as the 17th President of the Philippines. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (BBM Media Bureau,...
Admitting that she hasn’t finished writing her inaugural speech for her oath-taking on Sunday, June 19, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte shrugged it off, saying that her address would be short because of the unpredictable weather. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte speaks to her supporters in...
