By Seth Cabanban United States President Joe Biden congratulated journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 8. US President Joe Biden speaks about restoring protections for national monuments on the North Lawn of the White House on October 8,...
Thousands of miles away in New York where they are both college students, Jillian Robredo and Frankie Pangilinan have spent time together to plan how they can help their parents—Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan—in their bid to win as president and vice president,...
China's President Xi Jinping said Saturday "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan "will be and can be realised", days after Chinese warplanes made record incursions into the air defence zone of the democratically ruled island. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the commemoration of the 110th...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said he will not run in the 2020 elections despite calls from the ruling party for him to join the Senate race. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Tugade, he decided not to...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Oct. 8, questioned one of Vice President Leni Robredo's major reasons for running for president in the 2022 elections, which was to make sure that a repeat of the atrocities experienced during the regime of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Oct. 8 joined the Makabayan bloc in expressing elation over the awarding of a Nobel Peace prize to journalist Maria Ressa, making her the first Filipina to win the most prestigious international recognition in the world. So far, only Lagman and Deputy Minority...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has been very fair in handling parties during the filing of the certificates of candidacy for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "I'd like to point out to everyone that we have been very fair in handling all the parties, and all the parties have received...
"If you can't be fair and impartial, what will the elections be like?" Senator Nancy Binay posed this question to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Friday, October 8, as she hit the poll body for supposedly giving administration candidates undue preference as they filed their certificates of...
Vice President Leni Robredo has more important things to worry about than threats made by President Duterte on late night television. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from Leni Robredo's Facebook) Robredo, who filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Thursday, was asked in a...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 8, that he will adopt the approach he implemented during his stint as Quezon City vice mayor to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
Vice President Leni Robredo's announcement of her presidential bid in the May 2022 polls was a tearful moment for Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Pangilinan made this admission Friday, Oct. 8 when he formally accepted the role as...
The Sun Life Investment Management and Trust Corp. (SLIMTC) has appointed global financial giant Citi as its middle office service provider in the Philippines. In a statement, Mike Enriquez, SLIMTC president said the mandate made Citi the first bank in the country to onboard a middle office client,...
