Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and the transition team of her successor, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, met Friday, June 3, to ensure a "smooth transition" to the new administration. (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) team led by Undersecretary...
Kusug Tausug Party-list. Shernee Tan-Tambut slammed on Friday, June 3 investigative journalist's Raissa Robles’s recent Twitter post wherein the latter sarcastically said that plans to open up Mindanao to tourism would increase local bandits' prospects for kidnapping. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep....
House Ways and Means Committee chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has vowed to push for the Budget Reform Act in the upcoming 19th Congress. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “I will refile the bill, hopefully with enhancements from the incoming finance and budget...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is unfazed over China's rejection of the Philippines' protest on the former's unilateral imposition of a fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying it won't be enforced anywhere in the country's waters. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO...
The Philippines has been recognized by the United Nations' (UN) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for its free internet access program in Western Mindanao. Philippine Ambassador Evan P. Garcia (third from left) and Mr. Jeffrey Valdez (rightmost) of the Philippine Mission in Geneva with...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) is looking to expand its membership in the House of Representatives as it is expected to go full blast behind the speakership bid of its president, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media)...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the chairmanships of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Commission on Audit (COA), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will be vacated on Saturday, June 4, and not on June 30, following the sine die adjournment...
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of President-elect Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022. Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was confirmed to reporters Friday, June 3 by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, the designated...
