Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte's call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During his sixth and last SONA, Duterte reiterated his appeal to...
As far as Senator Francis Pangilinan is concerned, President Duterte still has a lot of catching up to do in terms of making good his promises when he campaigned for and started his presidency five years ago. Sen. Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The opposition senator refused...
Senators are not only expecting President Duterte to tout his accomplishments in the last five years, but also his plans to jumpstart the Philippines' recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic beyond his term. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte will be delivering on Monday, July...
Climate and energy policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has a lot of good things to say about President Duterte's legacy in terms of climate action and renewable energy, even as the leader prepares to wrap up his six-year tenure in Malacañang. President Rodrigo...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday declared that the Duterte administration is making “real progress” in human rights, specifically in the fight against illegal drugs, with its broadening cooperation and alliances with international institutions. Locsin made this...
As challenges in education persisted up to school year closing, the current administration - in general - received the "lowest marks" from teachers and parents of students in public schools in relation to their performance of respective duties for the implementation of distance learning this school...
Senator Grace Poe has supported calls for the rightsizing of the Philippines' bureacracy to pave the way for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Residents of Barangays Agoncillo, Boso-boso in Laurel, Batangas are forced to flee their homes on July 4, 2021, as Taal Volcano...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Thursday, July 8, said that it has started gearing up to “charge” President Duterte in his last State of the Nation (SONA) over his “failure to deliver on his promises” - especially on doubling teachers’ salary. To drumbeat the...
More than 1,500 kilometers (km) of roads and a total of 354 bridges have either been built or improved in the Ilocos region over the last five years, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Lingayen Bypass Road in Pangasinan (Photo from DPWH) To be specific, 1,538 km of...
Families of victims of the bloody war on drugs (WoD) campaign under the Duterte administration will have until August 13, 2021 to submit before the International Criminal Court (ICC) their “representations” following the recent request made by former Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for authorization...
With only a year to go before wrapping up, the "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure modernization program of the Duterte administration has already more than 30,000 kilometers (km) of built and improved roads and bridges under its belt. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (second from right) leads an...
Senator Panfilo Lacson responded to his former colleague, Antonio Trillanes IV, after the latter said that he was "never" considered a member of the opposition for supporting some of the Duterte administration's policies. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and former senator Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes IV...
