The Office of the Vice President (OVP) claimed that Vice President Sara Duterte was “on the road” and “talking to people” during the House plenary hearing on the agency’s budget on Monday, Sept. 23, belying media reports the official was seen in a beach resort on the same day. Vice...
(Unsplash) Hommittee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said he will push the House of Representatives to adopt the proposed Senate measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for tourists to...
Despite the 38 percent reduction in its proposed budget for 2025, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vowed to continue fulfilling its mandate to protect the rights of all Filipinos "just as how it has always been done." In a statement, the CHR said that under the 2025 National...
PEACE-MAKER Our Philippine Embassy in Lebanon has called on some 11,000 Filipinos in the country to leave immediately, following the series of explosions in the capital Beirut, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, resulting in about a dozen deaths and some 3,000 injuries. We remember visiting...
Acting Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez assured the public that the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) will spend their approved budget properly to efficiently communicate the government’s services and initiatives to the public. Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez Chavez said this...
Cassandra Ong (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) In what was a light moment during the hearing of the House quad-committee (quad-comm), Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) personality Cassandra Ong explained to a congressman that her...
(PCG) The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to strengthen and modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the pursuit to protect the country’s rights and sovereignty. During the plenary session...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives on Thursday, Sept. 19, deferred the plenary deliberation on the proposed P27.1-billion budget of the Department of Environment and Natural...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte said her close allies in the House of Representatives have revealed that there are ongoing talks that say Speaker Martin Romualdez...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 18, accused lawmakers of using the House hearing to establish a case against her eventual impeachment. "Very obvious yung kanilang ginagawa na nagpapractice sila kung ano 'yung gagawin nila (It's very obvious that they're practicing for...
Vice President Sara Duterte may have refused to defend the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget, but she did not take a House panel’s inquiry into her office’s alleged misuse of public funds sitting down. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her opening speech...
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability’s inquiry into Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) alleged misuse of public funds is nothing more than a ruse to launch another political attack and prepare for a possible filing of an impeachment case against her, Vice President...
