Regular plenary sessions of the House of Representatives resume on Monday, August 23 with the chamber’s leadership expecting the submission by the executive department of the National Expenditure Program containing the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. House of Representatives...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 23 said she is grateful to be part of the Liberal Party’s (LP) list of senatorial candidates in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. “I am grateful for the confidence of the Liberal Party. It is an honor to be part of their proposed list of...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to investigate the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) possible awarding of logistics contract for the May 2022 elections to F2 Logistics Philippines, a firm largely controlled by businessman Dennis Uy—a known ally and campaign donor of...
With the theme “Bayanihan Para sa Ligtas na Balik Eskwela,” the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 will be conducted on Sept. 6 to 17, the Department of Education (DepEd) has announced. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In DepEd Memorandum No. 058, series of 2021 dated...
President Duterte has assured the public that the contingency fund of the Office of the President (OP) was not being used to fund the campaign of the administration's candidates for the 2022 elections. President Duterte (ACE MORANDANTE/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the...
The Liberal Party (LP) has named the first five people that may comprise its senatorial slate for the 2022 elections as it expressed support for a "unified opposition" in next year's national polls. Liberal Party logo (Facebook) In a statement, Former Ifugao Representative and Party Vice President...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged parents and guardians of school-aged children and youth to enroll them as early as possible for the incoming school year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from DepEd) “We are urging the public to enroll their children early enough to avoid...
The executive department's proposal for a P240-billion budget for coronavirus response next year might have to go through the needle hole as senators doubt its ability to fully spend it. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara, chairman...
During the first week of regular enrollment, the Department of Education (DepEd) recorded over 5.9 million learners who will continue their studies this incoming school year (SY) 2021-2022. Television-based instruction is among the learning delivery modalities under distance learning to be...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, August 20, vowed to make sure that government funds for 2022 will used and will not be given to agencies that fail to properly spend it. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "Underspending, delayed and wasteful spending of COVID-19...
More groups have expressed their intention to join the call for Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2022 elections, Team Leni Robredo (TLR) said. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a statement, TLR convenor Joseph Quesada said there was now a snowballing of Robredo's possible...
Some political parties are allegedly using the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a weapon to increase their chance of winning in the 2022 national and local elections, the country's vaccine czar revealed Friday, Aug. 20. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
