(Unsplash) In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7819. Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, who presided over plenary session Monday, May...
"Well, it all started during the pandemic, you know. People made bread, I made paintings," quipped Rachel Ngan Dueñas, during a chat with Manila Bulletin Lifestyle. We were admiring her works, which are currently on display at The Farm at San Benito. According to Rachel, creating art was part of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The lower chamber has unanimously approved on third and final reading the measure defining the new crime of tax racketeering and imposing heavy penalties on offenders. Passed during plenary session Monday afternoon, May 29 was House Bill (HB) No. 8144, which aims to amend Section...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), salt (Speaker's office, Unsplash) The approval of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act will help address "a sin"--that is, the Philippine's dependence on imported salt despite it being surrounded by salt water. With a vote of 287-0-0...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives gave its final approval on Monday afternoon, May 29 to the measure promoting the development of the Philippine bamboo industry, as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7941. This, after 282 congressmen voted in favor of HB No.7941 during nominal voting in Monday's...
Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, has already been served with the "notice of award" on its winning bid for the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility in Nueva Ecija. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company stipulated that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Speaker’s office, Facebook) Ranking members of the House of Representatives hailed the third reading passage of the proposed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital Act during plenary session Monday afternoon, May 29....
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will officially launch its newest exhibition, “PAGLAWIG: The Boholano Way of Life,” on May 31, 2023, 2p.m. The exhibition presents artifacts and ecofacts recovered by the NMP in the 1980s in Anda, Mabini, Candijay, and Guindulman. These sites...
In 1904, the Philippines under the American colonial government participated in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri. More widely known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, the event showcased idyllic representations as well as tangible manifestations of the colonial imagination of...
The driver of the motor vehicle that hit several Filipino cyclists along the Arabian Gulf Road in Kuwait surrendered to authorities. (Photo from Maya Cycle) This was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during an interview with DZBB on Sunday, May 28. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is poised to approve two more priority measures of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session this week. This will bring to 33 the number of bills approved on third...
