TANAUAN, Batangas — Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hasn’t forgotten how Batangas province helped her win the 2016 vice-presidential race as she went back here on Thursday, Feb. 10, for the third day of the campaign trail. Vice President Leni Robredo meets with volunteers from...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas—Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 10, said their camp has a ‘problem’ with controlling the crowd in their campaign sorties as local officials told her they’ve been asking supporters not to attend the events anymore to comply with COVID-19 health and...
Spreading fake news that her free teleconsultation program Bayanihan E-Konsulta is asking for voter information from patients is “unforgivable” as it seeks to discredit an initiative that aims to help the needy during these trying times, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, Jan. 11....
An expected rise in the number of Filipinos reaching out to the Office of Vice President's free teleconsultation service "Bayanihan e-Konsulta" prompted Vice President Leni Robredo to call on more volunteers to man the service. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made the call in a...
Saying that the P5,000 special risk allowance for medical frontliners is “too low,” President Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 6, approved the increase of such allowance due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This came after he made a call to...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 5, called on medical doctors and non-medical volunteers to join her free telemedicine consultation initiative called Bayanihan E-Konsulta as the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country increased....
To ensure that the emergency communications are open in Central Visayas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has tapped the assistance of the Federation of Volunteers thru Radio Communication (FVRC). 55309 The accredited group of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno has called on the government to give priority to Typhoon “Odette” victims by relaxing the documentary requirements to hasten their claims for benefits and financial assistance from concerned agencies. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno “We ask the government to be...
Amid pressure on presidential aspirants to set aside campaigning and join hands to help those affected by Typhoon "Odette," the camp of UniTeam alliance, composed of presidential wannabe Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, said Friday that the duo...
Even as partymates and friends encouraged her to seek the presidency, Vice President Leni Robredo didn’t initially want to heed the call because of her experience in the past five years, but her volunteers’ and local officials’ support changed her mind. Vice President Leni Robredo addresses...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles trumpeted the efforts to recruit volunteers for the second round of national vaccination days, saying it will be a great boon to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic frontliners. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "For...
Philippine Red Cross recently highlighted the unwavering commitment of its volunteers as it celebrated the International Volunteer Day, with the theme of bringing hope in the form of countless acts of kindness from one person to another. Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive...
