Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) To prevent the social volcano in Negros Oriental from erupting due to crimes and abuses, is it time for a "military takeover" there? This was the question posed by Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Wednesday, April 19, at the public hearing by the Senate Public...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called for a congressional probe into the reported takeover of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). De Lima, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, has filed...
Depsite the obvious challenges presented by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the May 2022 national and local elections must take place, or else the country might find itself in a dangerous scenario. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate...
Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Alkhater has thanked the members of the Filipino community in Doha for their "generosity and solidarity" with hundreds of Afghan refugees who are now sheltered in that country. Alkhater, who is also serving as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban deployed special forces at the Kabul airport on Tuesday hours after the last batch of US troops left Afghanistan. Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021 shows the Kabul airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Xinhua The final evacuation flight of the US was conducted on...
The local government of Manila still led in the distribution of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) cash aid to residents on Wednesday, Aug.11, contrary to reports that a national agency has taken over the distribution in the city. (MANILA CITY PIO) In a text message to the Manila Bulletin,...
