Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the government to resolve the plight of commuters who are forced to endure hardships and miseries whenever they travel to and from their work during this pandemic. Hontiveros noted road travel expenses of ordinary Filipino workers rose by nearly 20...
Interior Secretary Eduardo M. Año attributed his high approval rating to the hard work and numerous accomplishments it “was able to accomplish during his leadership as the head of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Año was named the second-best performing cabinet member...
The police commander of the Talipapa Police Station in Quezon City was sacked from her post for command responsibility over the deployment of her men for State of the Nation Address (SONA) duties even if they were still waiting for the results of the swab test for the coronavirus disease...
Heads must roll in the Philippine National Police for the deployment of 51 COVID-19 afflicted police officers for crowd control duties at a feared “virus super-spreader event like the protest rally during the State of the Nation Address in Quezon City. SONA PROTEST RALLY “It's almost like...
President Duterte has ordered the police and barangay officials to not let unvaccinated people go around the streets, telling them to escort these "walking spreaders" home and not let them out. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement following reports of a...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is closely monitoring the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila as it continues to exhibit an increasing number of cases. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the National Capital Region (NCR) registered...
The government is keeping the strict quarantine restrictions in several parts of the country next month to stem the surging cases of the Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a taped public address on July 29, 2021. (RTVM screenshot) President Duterte has approved to retain...
The mayors of the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila will ask the government’s pandemic task for the imposition of "stricter quarantine measues" amid the threat posed by the more dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File...
It takes a village to raise a child, the cliche goes. But there really is nothing so cliche about it, as the task of raising and educating children indeed falls on the shoulders of not just parents and educators, but also of the entire nation. This has never been more evident than in this ongoing...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, July 28, the country’s experience with the coronavirus pandemic underscored the role of the government to build resilience. Speaking at the 5th Asian Philanthropic Development Conference (APDC), Robredo noted that building resilience entails...
The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 28 painted a picture that contradicted what President Rodrigo Duterte described as the state of the nation on Monday. House of Representatives4 In the traditional “Contra SONA”, Minority Leader and Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voter turnout is in no way determinative of the validity of electoral exercises. Comelec/MB Still, the poll body expressed confidence that there will be a sizeable voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. “The Comelec remains confident of a sizable voter...
