Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 6 expressed confidence there is sufficient time to study the proposal seeking a new round of salary increases for government workers. Estrada pointed this out after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated that any...
Despite admitting that it would be a long shot, President Marcos is determined to form his "Uniteam" anew as he expressed hope to ally with other political parties by October this year, the time when individuals file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm elections. President...
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. attends a campaign rally ahead of the May 2022 national elections. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen only had good things to say about President Marcos' intention to coalesce with other...
As the party gears up for the midterm polls next year, President Marcos called on members of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to avoid too much politicking and unite in providing the best service to the Filipino people to get the upper hand in the elections. NEW MEMBERS — President...
Senators on Wednesday, May 1 welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “aggressive” stance to revert to the old academic calendar for school year 2024-2025 in response to the public clamor. “I support this ‘aggressive option’ to revert to the old academic calendar in...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, April 30, lauded the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to support the proposal to immediately return to the old school calendar. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) "Yun pong dinanas nating init sa mga paaralan at kanselayon ng face-to-face...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Facebook) House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he is delighted over President Marcos’ pronouncement that the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte has approved the transfer of the voter’s registration of former Leyte Rep. Vincent "Ching" Veloso to the fourth district of Leyte. THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte holds a hearing to resolve the petition...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Thursday, April 18, that they are planning to file a motion for reconsideration (MR) on the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling on the poll body's decision to disqualify Smartmatic-TIM Corporation from the public bidding in connection...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) Former President Rodrigo Duterte held onto the number one position for the third consecutive month in the Tangere’s 2025 senatorial election preferences survey conducted from April 10 to 13. Based on the results released on...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo says he is content with his work the House of Representatives. This, despite him topping the latest Pulse Asia survey on the preferred senatorial...
The old school calendar, which starts in June and ends in March, should be implemented this incoming school year 2025-2026, a teachers’ group said on Thursday, April 4. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Isa sa mga ipinanawagan namin is dapat ibalik na ng DepEd dun sa old school calendar...