Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte remains hopeful that the government's planned strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would get off the ground before President Duterte ends his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) This, after the Chief Executive tapped a touted...
Labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman put forward five solutions for how the Philippines would weather another Covid-19 surge. Ka Leody De Guzman (PHOTO FROM KA LEODY DE GUZMAN FB/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after he was asked if he...
Partido Lakas ng Masa vice presidential candidate Walden Bello roasted absentee candidates, describing the act as undemocratic, and even asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to penalize these candidates. VP bet Walden Bello after the Comelec debate (Screencap from Walden Bello's video on...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he is against the policy of "tandem voting" saying he believes a system of check and balance must be in place in government. “Hindi ako sang-ayon (I don’t agree with it) practically because check and balance eh. Mas maganda nga may (it’s much better if...
Loan releases by State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the pension fund for government workers, jumped to P151 billion in 2021, driven mainly by support to members who have reached borrowing limit and unable to pay loans. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he would not touch the 1987 Constitution to give the vice president more power or responsibility even though the post is considered a spare tire if something happens to the sitting president. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president-elect said Sunday he will relocate his office from the "imperial" Blue House, in a move critics charged is linked to his belief in shamanistic spiritual practices. South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference to...
Foreign policy experts warned that China has the ability to use direct military force for its maritime claims, so the next administration must craft a national security strategy that prioritizes strengthening ties with like-minded countries. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) “If China...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo emphasized the need to improve the quality of education in the country to provide more opportunities for younger Filipinos who are about to enter the workforce. Vice President Leni Robredo during the PiliPinas Debate of the Commission on Elections...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident that she can augment the number of people that she had helped if she will win the presidency in the May 2022 polls and one way to do this is to empower barangays-- the first responders of people in the communities. Vice President Leni Robredo during the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she would continue the Build, Build, Build, infrastructure program of the Duterte administration but will put more emphasis on public-private partnerships (PPPs) instead of loans. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from the Commission on...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa has no hard feelings toward President Duterte for refusing to heed a Senate resolution signed by him and 23 other senators asking the suspension of the multi-billion-peso "e-sabong" (online cockfighting) operations. During a DWIZ radio interview, Dela Rosa,...
