Actor Matteo Guidicelli spreads kilig on social media sharing a video of him and wife Sarah Geronimo doing different activities abroad. These include a snowy hike and them having fun at a theme park, among others. Matteo accompanied his post with a heartwarming greeting for Sarah. It read: "To the...
The Canadian national behind the vlog "Becoming Filipino" is one step closer to becoming a Filipino citizen. Kyle Jennermann (Facebook) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.7185, or the prpposed Act granting Filipino citizenship...
The measure mandating the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to admit one cadet from each congressional district every school year to comprise its freshman class breezed through the House plenary on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15. (PPAB) Approved on third and final reading during plenary...
Voting 243-3-0 (yes-no-abstain), the lower chamber has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the bill providing for the development of sustainable cities and communities throughout the Philippines. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved on third and final reading during plenary...
The measure requiring Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel to be certified medical first responders and emergency medical technicians has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Unanimously passed on third...
Lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution could be the Philippines' ticket out of its "third world" status, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez waves the Philippine flag to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Tokyo, Japan...
A New York-based commercial bank has expressed willingness to cooperate with a Senate panel investigating the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous contract with a third party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a letter to Janice Godornes,...
The House of Representatives gave its final approval to House Bill (HB) No. 6718 or the “Freelance Workers Protection Act" during plenary session Monday afternoon, Feb. 6. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab, who...
With 240 affirmative votes, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to suspend the implementation of mother tongue or first language as the medium of instruction for pupils in kindergarten to Grade 3. (Erika Fletcher/ Unsplash) Passed during plenary...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill that, if enacted, would mandate all enterprises in the country employing 10 or more workers to establish a productivity incentives program for their employees. (PPAB) Passed during plenary session Monday...
The so-called "Eddie Garcia Bill" has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The late Eddie Garcia (Wikipedia) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 1270, seeks to protect workers and/or independent contractors in the film, television, and radio...
New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank (SCB) is denying it issued a bank certification to a local firm that was procured by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to be its third party auditor to handle financial matters of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). SCB issued the...
