A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) said that a "bully has no space in a professional organization much less being its key leader." Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Erwin Tulfo Facebook Page) This is after president-elect Ferdinand...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, June 5 maintained that the dismissal of the illegal drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Kerwin Espinosa only emphasized that she is innocent from all the trumped-up drug charges filed against her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the...
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio didn't mince words in her response to investigative journalist Raissa Robles, who recently drew flak on Twitter for insinuating that the crime of kidnapping is commonplace in Mindanao. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media) "The views expressed...
The extensive support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) was one of the legacies of the administration of President Duterte, according to Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones. (DepEd file photo) Briones highlighted that ALS enrollment grew to a yearly average of 95.35 percent compared...
If they accept the invitation, it is possible that Vice President Leni Robredo and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio’s inauguration on June 19. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Downtown Davao City and neighboring areas are ready for the inauguration of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte on June 19, her spokesperson said on Saturday, June 4. Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco shared that the inauguration will...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is willing to refile in the 19th Congress a measure reinstating the death penalty for certain heinous crimes in the country. Go, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, introduced Senate Bill (SB) 207, which seeks to reinstate capital punishment for illegal drugs...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and the transition team of her successor, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, met Friday, June 3, to ensure a "smooth transition" to the new administration. (Photo courtesy of the OVP) Robredo and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) team led by Undersecretary...
Less than a month before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) challenged him to immediately pass the proposed P750 national minimum wage, adding that this would help Filipinos deal with the soaring prices of basic commodities and services in the country....
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday said the Filipino people got shortchanged after the draft committee report on the questionable procurement of alleged overpriced Covid-19 supplies by the government with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation failed to get the approval of the Senate. Gordon, chairman...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is grateful to her colleague, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, for asking the incoming Marcos administration to free her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said she is humbled by Recto’s kind remarks during his...
