The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) continues to expand its membership as four more congressmen and 10 mayors joined the political party on Tuesday, July 19. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez (left) swears in Davao congressmen Isidro Ungab (center), Alan Dujali (2nd from right),...
About 1.3 million Filipinos have been delisted as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as they are no longer considered "poor," Malacañang said. Beneficiaries of Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to increase the allocation for Mindanao in next year’s national budget by at least five percent, or by P286 billion. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We request President Marcos...
Did Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab just secure the chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee? From left to right: Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, Vice President Sara Duterte, and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab (Facebook) Such question was left on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presided over his third Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, July 19, focusing on education and social welfare matters. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over his third Cabinet meeting on July 19, 2022. (Screengrab from RTVM) In a short video of the...
Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, home of the House of Representatives and the site of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), was placed on "semi-lockdown" on Tuesday, July 19. The plenary hall at the House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN)...
Making school uniforms non-mandatory isn’t enough to make education accessible as students also need financial aid, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel said. File photo of college students roaming around the campus before the pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This, after...
Members of the private sector are appealing anew to the government to allow second booster vaccinations to more Filipinos as over 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines will be expiring by the end of July. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) A total of 1,516,040 vaccines are...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, July 19, asked the House leadership to investigate what it called the “digital martial law” of closing down and blocking websites of progressive groups, organizations, and independent media by various government agencies, including the...
