PEACE-MAKER Once again, our country finds itself grappling with unbearable heat as summer temperatures soar to alarming levels. Several areas in the Philippines are experiencing extreme heat indices, prompting the Department of Education and various local government units to suspend classes...
PEACE-MAKER As our wife Gina and we embark on our current visit in Japan, we are enveloped by a profound sense of nostalgia. This beautiful country, with its harmonious blend of tradition and modernity, has been the backdrop to numerous pivotal moments in our public service career. During...
Senatorial candidates Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan went on a house-to-house campaign on Saturday, March 1, at Barangay Hulo Ferry Station, Mandaluyong City. Senator Risa Hontiveros joins Akbayan first nominee Chel Diokno and senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino during a campaign...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong assailed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officials on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for snubbing a House inquiry on...
FINDING ANSWERS For young Filipinos not yet born in 1986 and who now comprise half of our country’s population of around 115 million, let me give you a glimpse of the first-ever People Power Revolution the Philippines commemorates today. A shining period it certainly was in our nation’s...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero While congressmen respect all of Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's pronouncements and opinions on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment, they certainly don't have to agree with him. And...
PEACE-MAKER In her column, Driving Thoughts, titled “Let’s plant 3 million trees!,” last Feb. 20, our esteemed executive editor and columnist of this paper, Pinky Concha-Colmenares, talked about the program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), called...
One of the House prosecutors in the case of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte has said that the impeachment of former president Joseph Estrada and late former Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Renato Corona could serve as guide and reference for them as far as the upcoming trial of Duterte is...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Spokesperson Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela answering questions from the media (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela has blamed the "misconceptions" the...
PEACE-MAKER Yesterday, Feb. 15, the love of our life and the pillar of our family – Gina — marked her 76th birthday. We are filled with gratitude for the life of a remarkable woman whose strength, grace, and compassion have touched countless lives, including our own. Gina is our...
Timi Aquino, wife of senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino, was mistaken for actress Marjorie Baretto as they went on a house-to-house campaign early this week to rally support for Aquino’s Senate comeback. Senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino's wife, Timi, and former actress Marjorie Baretto go...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — In the weeks since Donald Trump returned to office, Democrats and legal scholars have warned that he's provoking a...
