BANGKOK, Thailand —President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos arrived here on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16, for his maiden participation in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM). (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Marcos and the...
Another priority measure of the Marcos administration was approved at the committee level on Wednesday, Nov. 16. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved "in principle" by the House Committees on Justice, on Public Order and Safety, and on National Defense and Security Wednesday was the...
Five-year-old Aleia Aielle Aguilar, who recently grabbed headlines by becoming the world's youngest jiu-jitsu champion, visited the House of Representatives plenary hall on Wednesday afternoon, Nov.,16. From left to right: Ilocos Sur 1st district Rep. Ronald Singson, Aleia Aielle Aguilar, and...
The House Committee on Social Services has approved the consolidation of a measure, which seeks to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Distribution of DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in...
Since its creation in 2009, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has very little to show except for constant travel. This was the lament of Senator Imee Marcos when she presented the P128-million appropriations for CCC on the 2023 fiscal year during the Senate deliberation on the proposed 2023...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva supported a Senate resolution filed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri creating a Senate Select Oversight Committee to make sure intelligence and confidential funds are spent responsibly. The Senate should definitely exercise the “power of the purse”...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri filed on Wednesday, Nov. 16 a resolution forming a Select Oversight Committee to investigate government agencies’ use of their controversial confidential and intelligence funds amounting to P9.2 billion. This followed objections by the Senate...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez led on Tuesday, Nov. 15 the oath-taking of members of the Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI) in Malacañang. (Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez's office) Rep. Romualdez, wife of House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep....
The dates of some regular holidays for 2023 have been changed, Malacañang announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Proclamation No. 90 Through Proclamation No. 90 the following regular holidays were moved to another date: Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Sunday) to April 10 (Monday) Bonifacio Day -...
The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has doubled down on its desire to give immediate relief to victims of the huge fire that struck a residential area in Navotas City on Monday night, Nov. 14. "Mamshie" Karla Estrada distributes relief goods to fire victims in Navotas City on Nov. 16, 2022...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared that the government is nearing its goal to bring down the price of rice in the Philippines to P20. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) "Palapit na tayo dun sa aking pangarap na mag P20 pero dahan dahan lang (We are...
Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's anti-"balimbing" or political turncoat measure has been approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Approved in a matter of minutes on Wednesday morning,...
