Two undersecretaries and three assistant secretaries of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) who are currently occupying career positions will remain when the new chief of the department assumes post on June 30. Outgoing DILG Secretary Eduardo Año revealed this on Sunday, May...
Why advise if it is not needed? Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Saturday, May 14, that he would only give pieces of advice to his incoming successor if he would ask for it. “No comment muna tayo dyan (giving advice). Masyadong presumptive (We...
A pair of pop scene biggies and reliable music acts led last weekend’s new single releases. Pop and neo-folk music act Ben & Ben released their latest single titled “Paninindigan Kita.” Upbeat and positive sounding, the new song bears all the Ben & Ben hallmarks that we’ve come to...
File Photo (AFP) Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing obscene gestures and profane language at spectators, the league announced. The league fined Irving for words and gestures made during Brooklyn's 115-114 loss at Boston on Sunday. The news came on...
Two members of pop band Ben&Ben have admired Vice President Leni Robredo’s calmness amid the challenges and her heart to serve the Filipino people. Photo via Facebook (Vice President Leni Robredo, Paolo Benjamin of Ben&Ben) While in Bicol with their family for the Holy Week, Paolo...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 17, called on Filipinos to live truthfully and offer one’s self to others, especially those living on the fringes of society. Vice President Leni Robredo spends her Saturday night, April 16, going house-to-house in Barangay...
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are engaged. Lopez announced the big news on her newsletter On the JLo, April 8. In a video, Lopez is seen fighting back tears showing a green ring, saying, "You're perfect." Her sister, Linda, seemingly confirmed that it is an engagement ring, sharing a photo of the...
BORONGAN CITY—Vice-presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday, March 30, explained his absence from the Eastern Samar Grand People’s Rally in this city last night, saying it was because he wanted to ensure local officials will come out “in full force” for Vice President Leni...
BORONGAN CITY—Vice President Leni Robredo has seen her Samar province campaign sortie rich with endorsements. After 21 Northern Samar local executives endorsed her presidential bid, 20 Eastern Samar mayors, led by Gov. Ben Evardone, an ally of President Duterte, signed a covenant here to pledge...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero is the second top pick among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 2022 elections, according to a survey commissioned by Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone within the province. The survey showed 51.79 percent of...
The endorsement of the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo by PDP-Laban Vice President for the Visayas Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone is the latter's personal choice and may not be the same as the party's stand, Malacañang said. File photo of President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan and Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid. In his statement posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday, Ongchuan said: “In consultation with our local leaders, and...
