More than 200 groups of teaching and non-teaching personnel, on Thursday, July 21, presented 10 measures to help ensure “education recovery” in the Philippines. (Image courtesy of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines) Days before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) believes that rich candidates have the advantage while those who have little to none are at a handicap. (MB file photo) Lente Executive Director Rona Ann Caritos made the statement during the Pera’t Pulitika Forum on Campaign Finance on...
This year's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex will be the first for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., who won a historic majority mandate during the May polls. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) It will be the...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has five specific things that she wants to hear from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera The first, according to Herrera, is what economic...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines said on Wednesday, July 20, that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s greenlight on the institutionalization of blended learning is an admission of the "dire state of our educational system." (Photo from the Department of Education /...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives is sporting a new look in time for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25. House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza led on Wednesday, July 20, the unveiling of the newly-renovated plenary...
Over P100 million in taxpayer's money. The newly-renovated House plenary hall (Facebook) That's roughly how much the House of Representatives has spent in renovating Batasang Pambansa Complex ahead of the 19th Congress, which will begin in earnest on Monday, July 25. That day, on that venue,...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has proposed a radical way to hasten the development of Mindanao, his home region. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) According to him, the Mindanao's development could be sped up by transferring the Department of Agriculture...
Farmers slammed President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Chief Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s proposal to prioritize the implementation of farm-to-market network system, calling it a “magnet for corruption.” (Image courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) Marcos, on Monday, July...
A "no fly zone" will be implemented over Batasang Pambansa Complex come Monday, July 25, the day of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA). The main building of the Batasang Pambansa Complex (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed in a...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to increase the allocation for Mindanao in next year’s national budget by at least five percent, or by P286 billion. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We request President Marcos...
Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, home of the House of Representatives and the site of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), was placed on "semi-lockdown" on Tuesday, July 19. The plenary hall at the House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN)...