Is there something cooking within the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s political party, the People’s Reform Party (PRP)? Jun Evasco sworn in as PRP member (Photo credit: Chinky C. Fuentes) Barely 24 hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte issued a statement reiterating her decision not...
Team Malayang QC mayoralty candidate Mike Defensor filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) at the Quezon City Commission on Elections(Comelec) office on Thursday, Oct.7. He was accompanied by his running mate, Congressman Winston "Winnie" Castelo. Defensor announced his candidacy on Monday,...
The Quezon City chief legal officer on Wednesday, Sept. 15 slammed Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor for allegedly launching a “politically motivated smear campaign” against the city government by feeding the media with canard and other misleading information about its aid program...
The Quezon City government was accused anew of overpricing for purchasing at P1,149.98 each the food packs it distributed to poor city residents hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Mayor Joy Belmonte Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor made this claim as he...
Another administration lawmaker questioned Facebook over censorship issues amid efforts by the social media giant to block suspected troll farms that are being blamed for the spread of fake news and disinformation in the Philippines, the world’s No. 1 social media user. Deputy Speaker and Bagong...
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael T.Defensor has asked the Lower House leadership to summon executives of social media giant Facebook Inc. to respond to questions about its controversial censorship guidelines. Rep Mike Defensor Defensor has filed House Resolution No. 2112 proposing a...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
The offer to sell a tertiary hospital in Quezon City has fueled speculations that private health care establishments are struggling financially as a result of the on-going public health crisis triggered by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. MEDICAL CHECK UP Anakalusugan Partylist...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the People's Reform Party (PRP) will support the candidates of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) in the 2022 elections but insisted that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should run for the presidency. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque speaks at the 'Run Sara...
For those who admired and loved her, Miriam Defensor-Santiago was a “political prophet” for her foresight on various issues, including a pandemic which would have been addressed sooner if her proposals responding to public health emergencies were passed into law. Late Senator Miriam...
The Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging those individuals who received the Ivermectin capsules during a distribution event in Quezon City last Thursday to report any adverse effects that they may experience after taking the anti-parasitic drug. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary...
Despite cautions from government agencies and health experts on its use for COVID-19, two congressmen said Tuesday, April 27, that they will set up an "Ivermectin Pan-three" to distribute the anti-parasitic drug to "those who are in dire need". (Sharon McCutcheon/UNSPLASH) SAGIP Party-list...
