Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House of Representatives members highlighted on Sunday, Feb. 18 the glaring difference between the leadership styles of Speaker Martin...
Speaking before alumni of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri says that he is hoping that they stand with the Senate in protecting the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri) "I am hopeful that our men and women of the...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez (Ellson Quismorio/MANILA BULLETIN) 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez doesn't view the release of retraction forms for signatures in the People’s Initiative (PI) as a defeat for the particular movement...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the Senate should show sincerity with its declaration of a "ceasefire" with the House of Representatives. Garin was...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez showed zero chill in his retort to Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" Dela...
Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' dream of achieving an upper middle-income status for the Philippines by next year is achievable through economic Charter change...
For opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, "the ball is very much in play" in garnering at least seven votes in the Senate to thwart the current Charter change (Cha-cha) proposal. "Alalahanin po natin, kailangan nila ng three-fourths of the Senate para aprubahan ang RBH No.6. Ibig sabihin, kailangan...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines' (CBCP) advocacy group, Caritas Philippines, stood up against the alleged bribery among communities in support of the signatories' demand to be portrayed as "people's initiative" supporting changes to the Charter. Caritas Philippines In a...
Former Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Margarito ''Gary'' Teves (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Margarito ''Gary'' Teves has joined a long list of experts who expressed support to amending the supposed restrictive...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Two ranking congressmen who favor Charter change (Cha-cha) said they would rather lend an ear to actual foreign...
Teachers cried their hearts out on Valentine's Day, claiming that the government had "neglected" their demands for "just" and "living" wages and salaries, not only for themselves but also for Filipino workers. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) through ACT...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (CongressTV)) Senator Imee Marcos was among the senators who gave their tacit approval to the P26.7-billion Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program. This was learned Wednesday, Feb....
