Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’' Tulfo wants the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) to start issuing notices written in both English and Filipino so that everyone could understand them. Tulfo, during the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, which he...
More than two million Filipinos were pushed into poverty in the last three years, which the National Economic and Development (NEDA) blamed to the effects of the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic on the economy and employment that brought to 19.99 million total number of poor Filipinos in the country....
The chief of police of Jalajala in Rizal Province has been chosen as one of the 2022 Metrobank Foundation’s Ten Outstanding Filipinos. Police Capt. Rosalino Panlaqui, chief of police of the Jalajala Police Station, was among the three police officers who were recognized by the foundation. Aside...
Filipinos in South Korea have been advised to monitor weather conditions following a heavy downpour that flooded its cities and left at least nine dead. "In view of the extremely heavy rains this week, the Philippine Embassy advises members of the Filipino community to continue to closely monitor...
Senator Lito Lapid wants to exempt qualified indigent Filipinos from the payment of professional licensure examination fees. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 32, Lapid aims to further help the Filipino youth following the passage of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act during the...
Pasig lone district Rep. Roman Romulo confidently declared Wednesday, Aug. 10 that Filipinos are "much better" in the field of music and television dramas than what is seen on popular K-drama and K-pop from Korea. Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the...
Kalinga Party-list Rep. Irene Saulog has seemingly responded to viral calls for government to provide Filipinos with another round of "ayuda" or cash aid. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saulog filed in the ongoing 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No.2022, or the proposed Act providing cash aid to all...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.​​ ​According to the DFA website, Alert Level 1 or Precautionary Phase is issued due to valid signs of "internal disturbance, instability or external threat to the host...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion In spite of the massive financial contribution of overseas Filipinos to the country’s economy, this incontrovertible fact is seldom acknowledged in major speeches. The magnitude of their contribution is amply shown in key statistics in 2021. Their total US$31.4 billion...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill providing for the equal use of Filipino and English languages in such documents to make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the contents of all government issuances. In Senate Bill 228, Padilla lamented that while Section 6, Article. XIV of the...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita Nograles and Pinuno Party-list Rep. Ivan Guintu filed House resolutions (HRs) congratulating Filipino athletes and sports teams for their recent achievements in international competitions. Filipinas team captain Tahnai Annis (center) lead...
