Malacañang said President Duterte already has a shortlist of people whom he will appoint to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as three of the highest positions in the poll body shall be vacated in February. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask President Duterte to certify the so-called "Endo" bill as an urgent piece of legislation. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this announcement Monday, July 19 during a virtual press briefing. "A...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are pushing for the safe reopening of schools despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "With the COVID-19 pandemic now well into its second year, safely reopening...
President Duterte has certified as urgent the Senate Bill creating the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF) that aims to oversee all policies protecting the welfare of Filipinos abroad. Some of the stranded OFWs at NAIA on Friday morning, May 28, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez /...
President Duterte has certified as urgent the Senate bill that seeks to allow the government to enforce improved tax collection on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque confirmed that Duterte...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, April 28, called on President Duterte to certify as urgent the bill that would criminalize red-tagging. Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon (MANILA BULLETIN/Czar Dancel) Drilon said it is "imperative" that Duterte endorse the approval of his...
