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...
Former Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te, a volunteer lawyer for the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), noted the increase of trolling, hate speech, and red-tagging on social media even after the 2022 elections. Former Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) During...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos issued a statement of gratitude on late Monday night, May 9 as the partial and unofficial counting of votes showed him en route to a majority victory in the Palace race. (Screenshot from Facebook) "We know that the count is not yet...
Tarlac 2nd district Rep. Victor Yap is seeking clarification from Malacañang as to what provisions in the SIM Card Registration Bill supposedly infringe upon the freedom of speech and the right to privacy of individuals. (Nordwood themes/ Unsplash) This, after the enrolled bill was vetoed by...
Amid the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” that sought to remove campaign materials even from private properties, the camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo called for the assurance of the people’s “Constitutional right to freedom of speech.” The...
