LAGDAMEO (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archdiocese Archbishop Emeritus Angel Lagdameo, a former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), passed away Friday, July 8, at the age of 81. “Archbishop Angel Lagdameo returned to our Creator just this 8:30 a.m. at the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has tapped Diorella Maria "Lala" Sotto-Antonio, daughter of former Senate president Vicente Sotto III, as the new chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Antonio took her oath of office on Thursday, July 7. In a post on...
With the plan to fully implement in-person learning by November this year, a group of education workers urged the national government to double the School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) to ensure a safe reopening of classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte says there's much that needs to be done to cure the problems of the country's ailing public transport sector. The MRT-3 (Facebook) In a statement, the second-term congressman reckoned that "long-term solutions" must be implemented to the sector; these...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued a memorandum reorganizing and renaming the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its attached agencies to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) Executive Secretary...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed with the proposal to require Filipinos to get the first booster shot as the country attempts to arrest the spread of Covid-19 Omicron subvariants, the state media reported. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. discusses the...
It is still uncertain whether or not President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will sign into law the Vape Regulation Bill. (Photo from Pixabay) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, July 6, that Marcos "has not indicated" whether he would sign the Senate Bill 2239 or the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. disclosed that he and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed future areas of cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure, and energy during their meeting in Malacañang. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
General Andres Centino will remain as the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the new administration as stated in the law, the Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and AFP Chief Gen. Andres Centino (Photo courtesy of the AFP) Centino was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to acknowledge the invitation of the European Union to visit Brussels. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said this in a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, July 6. "Not...
Malacañang has asserted that the designation of veteran actor Tirso Cruz III as the new chairperson and chief executive of Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is correct. Tirso Cruz III (Screengrab from RTVM) This was clarified by Communications Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on...
