OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I spent all my years as a public servant in the legislature. From 1992 to 2001, I represented Las Piñas in the House of Representatives where I was fortunate enough to be chosen as Speaker by my peers. Then from 2001 to 2013, I served as...
Government anti-narcotics operatives a seized a total of P897,013,041 worth of shabu and marijuana in a span of two weeks, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported to President Duterte on Monday night, June 6. In a Cabinet briefing, Año confirmed that...
President Duterte’s late-night public briefing on Monday night, June 6, with Cabinet officials could be his last as his term will end on June 30. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, June 6. (Screenshot from RTVM via Facebook) In his...
President Duterte assured Sorsoganons, who were affected by the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano over the weekend, that the government will be present to help them. (Photo courtesy of Sorsogon Provincial Information Office) The President also asked residents near the volcano to “kindly...
As he approached the end of his administration, President Duterte rallied support for his successor, President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., saying Filipinos must unite to confront the challenges the Philippines faces. President Duterte and President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
DAGUPAN CITY – Various transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 have expressed their gratitude to President Duterte for the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an open letter addressed to President Duterte, the transport groups cited the remarkable...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has decided to take his oath of office on June 30 as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines at the Old Legislative Building, now the National Museum. He will be the fourth President to do so, following Manuel Luis Quezon (1935), Jose P. Laurel...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, June 5 said he is confident that Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri is already sure to be the next Senate President when the 19th Congress opens in July 25. As far as he is concerned, Gatchalian said Zubiri already has secured majority of the...
If they accept the invitation, it is possible that Vice President Leni Robredo and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio’s inauguration on June 19. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jimin has issued an apology on the day he returned to South Korea from the US. BTS met US President Joe Biden at the White House on May 31 and discussed anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. BTS' Jimin (Instagram) They arrived in South Korea on June 2 and on the...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the chairmanships of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Commission on Audit (COA), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will be vacated on Saturday, June 4, and not on June 30, following the sine die adjournment...
