Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday vowed to pursue programs aimed at helping improve the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families once she wins a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In particular, De Lima said she will seek to establish programs...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno said he would push for free legal aid in every barrio to provide ordinary citizens immediate access to legal assistance at no cost. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CNN‘s “The Filipino Votes Senatorial Forum”...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) adjusted the timelines for the verification, certification and posting of the voters list for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10758 dated Jan. 26, the Comelec cited the delays in the delivery of several supplies needed for the said activities...
If she wins the presidency in May 2022, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, said she will change the importation mindset and do so only when there is an actual shortage of products essential to Filipinos. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) This is possible if the country...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, said it was a missed opportunity that President Duterte did not see it fit to set aside their differences so that both of them could have worked together for the betterment of the country. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to get excellent reviews from financial analysts. This was reported by Ma. Theresa Marcial, BPI Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer to the BPI board recently. CLSA, UBS, Bank of America and First Metro recently...
The Election Board (EB) Certification Portal developed by the Department of Science and Technology National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) will be deployed in March. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "With the restrictions on the conduct of face-to-face activities due to the pandemic, the DOST deemed it...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should make sure that its electronic systems are hack proof to ensure that the conduct of the May 2022 elections would not be compromised, presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said. While its servers may not have been hacked, Lacson said the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has formally filed the resolution asking Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution to establish a single-ticket syste in electing the country's President and Vice President. In filing Resolution for Both Houses No. 3, Gatchalian proposed the "tandem vote" by seeking the...
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