Two members of pop band Ben&Ben have admired Vice President Leni Robredo’s calmness amid the challenges and her heart to serve the Filipino people. Photo via Facebook (Vice President Leni Robredo, Paolo Benjamin of Ben&Ben) While in Bicol with their family for the Holy Week, Paolo...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, once again called for the suspension of the Department of Education (DepEd) directive requiring the mandatory physical reporting of teachers in schools under Alert Level 1. Faculty members of Commonwealth High School in Ecol St., Quezon City report...
Senator Imee Marcos said that with less than a month before May 9, 2022 elections, the shortcomings of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have put the integrity of the coming May 2022 elections under a cloud of doubt. This after Marcos chided the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for banning...
The Muntinlupa City government feted 39 residents who recently passed the 2020-21 Bar Exams. The Supreme Court released the Bar Exam results on April 12 with 8,241 passers or 72.28 percent of the 11,402 who took it. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and city councilors...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia urged on Monday, April 18 the people of the Province of Quezon to maintain peace in their area for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Garcia made the statement...
‘Big brands and retailers produce too much too fast, and manipulate us into a toxic cycle of overconsumption’ On April 24, 2013, the global fashion industry was in the spotlight not because of a new style trend or a design wunderkind, but because of a tragic incident that took place in...
(OCTA) Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo still emerged as the top senatorial candidate in the latest OCTA Research pre-election survey results released on Sunday, April 17. In the Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from April 2 to 6 with 1,200 respondents, Tulfo is still the frontrunner, with 68 percent of the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is adding more direct flights from Cebu and Davao this summer to enable passengers to explore more local destinations without having to pass through Manila. 78524 This April, CEB resumes direct flights to four new destinations from Cebu – Calbayog, Surigao, Puerto Princesa, and...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On May 9, Filipinos will go to the polls to vote in the national elections. As crucial as the elections are, the campaign period is equally critical. Candidates are stepping up their campaigns to ensure victory, and this occasionally includes vote buying and selling....
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion The answer to this question is certainly awaited with bated breath by many in next month’s national election more than any other poll in recent years. Although Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. continues to maintain a formidable double-digit lead, based on surveys, over Vice...
Six administrations will inherit the $25.74 billion foreign loans that the Duterte administration secured during the Covid-19 pandemic, an obligation that needs to be repaid by Filipinos over the next four decades or until 2060. Data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed that total government...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Lakas-CMD Media File Photo) Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte are still the leading picks for the presidential and vice presidential...
