The Department of Finance (DOF) has thrown its support behind the proposed Constitutional amendments that aim to enable foreign ownership in the country's mass media, education, and advertising sectors. During the Senate deliberations on Charter change on Monday, Feb. 12, Finance Undersecretary...
General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left), AFP chief, leads a wreath-laying ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 15, 2023 as part of the 88th founding anniversary celebration of the AFP. (Photo by AFP) General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of...
GUEST COLUMNIST Last September, government employees all over the country commemorated the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary with a month-long celebration. This year’s theme highlighted the importance of cultivating dynamism in the public sector as a crucial component of building an...
The Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City serves as a resting place of Filipino heroes, both sung and unsung, for their exemplary services rendered to the country. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Tens of thousands of visitors trooped to Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes'...
President Marcos and the rest of the Marcos family visited the grave of the family’s patriarch, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Wednesday, Nov. 1 for All Saints’ Day. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends a mass for his late father, former...
FORMER MMDA Chief and Marikina City Mayor Bayani 'BF' Fernando Following the footsteps of his father who was elected as the fourth mayor of Marikina, Bayani Fernando was elected its ninth mayor in 1992 and is credited with having transformed what was formerly a fourth-class municipality into one of...
Former Marikina City Mayor Bayani "BF" Fernando was laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park - Marikina on Wednesday morning, Sept. 27. Prior to his burial, a Holy Mass was held at the Queen of Angels Chapel at Riverbanks, Marikina City at 7 a.m. The Mass was presided by Rev. Fr. Lamberto...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The late former Marikina City mayor and congressman, Bayani “BF” Fernando, has been honored by the House of Representatives through the adoption of a resolution. Adopted via simple voice vote (ayes vs. nayes) before dawn Tuesday, Sept...
The late former Marikina City mayor and congressman Bayani Fernando (Facebook) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr.'s words read like that of a heartbroken man as he addressed the death of his friend , former Marikina City mayor and congressman Bayani...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon expressed his sadness at the sudden death of former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Bayani Fernando. Photo from Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN “We refused to fear, be...
Senators mourned the sudden passing of former Marikina Mayor Bayani “BF” Fernando on Friday, Sept. 22. "I am shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of our colleague, Congressman, Chair, and Mayor Bayani Fernando of Marikina City," Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former Marikina congressman Bayani Fernando (Speaker’s office, Facebook) The late former Marikina City mayor and congressman Bayani Fernando "left an indelible mark" not only on his beloved city but on the entire...
