Candidates seeking office should not be afraid to answer tough questions and face public scrutiny, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday, Jan. 24. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "Mahalaga na kung kami ay naghahangad ng suporta ng taumbayan, kailangan handa kaming...
Kris Aquino Last Friday, I was surprised to see my household staff weeping and I asked why, and my cook answered, “Patay na daw po si Kris Aquino.” I asked them if they were sure because there are a lot of fake news that go around. They told me that it’s all over Facebook. So I started...
Members of the Social Security System (SSS) who cannot work due to sickness or injury, including those who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can avail of their sickness benefits. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said that the sickness benefit...
One of the first things that Vice President Leni Robredo will do is she wins in May 2022 is to issue an executive order declaring 'no mining' areas, effectively scrapping President Duterte’s 2021 order to lift the moratorium on mineral agreements. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) While she...
The country’s next president, who will be chosen this coming May in the national and local polls, will inherit a lot of good things from the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is urging members, pensioners, and employers to use the pension fund’s online services as the country continues to record a high number of COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Friday, Jan. 21,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to complete the the road widening project of Lawton Avenue in Taguig City by second quarter of this year. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this project is vital in addressing traffic woes...
As government’s plan to import pelagic fishes faced strong criticism, House Deputy Speaker and Buhay partylist Rep. Lito Atienza said this Department of Agriculture decision can be placed on the backdrop of President Rodrigo Duterte’s failure to deliver on a campaign promise. Rep. Lito Atienza3...
Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio will push for mandatory service in the military for those 18 years old should she win in the upcoming elections. During her virtual "caravan" streamed on her Facebook page on Wednesday night, Duterte-Carpio said she would use the Office of the Vice...
President Duterte has not experienced any ill effects from his Sinopharm booster shot, Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Nograles made this revelation Wednesday, Jan. 19 during a television interview even as...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, welcomed the strong support and trust expressed by the Office of the President in the expansion of the limited face-to-face classes in basic education amid the pandemic. (PHOTO from DepEd) Issuing a statement, DepEd said that the high...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I know our nation is currently faced with a tremendous challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging our lives and our economy for close to two years now. Individually, people are confronted with the daily grind of making sure they can...
