Research from the Far Eastern University Public Policy Center (FPPC) found that there are "gaps" in the Araling Panlipunan textbooks used by Grade 5 and 6 when discussing the Marcos administration. The group of historians, led by FPPC Trustee Dr. Maria Serena Diokno, said Araling Panlipunan...
The Taguig City government said all election campaign-related events including rallies and caucuses, and large gatherings like concerts need permit or clearance. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 69 on April 4 on the updated guidelines in the conduct of events in Taguig based on...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo 1Sambayan could not have clarified it more clearly, that no less than the Supreme Court in January 1999 ruled that the Marcoses owed the government ₱ 23.3 billion in estate taxes. For their failure to pay, the Marcoses accumulated tax liabilities...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia is hoping that more cases will be filed regarding election offenses and that complaints will not just stay on social media and will formally be addressed. MB file photo He made the statement during a press briefing on Wednesday,...
Exempting the honoraria of teacher-poll workers from tax is up to Congress through law amendment, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, April 6, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Undersecretary for Administration Alain Pascua, during the “Laging Handa”...
Drivers, farmers and other target beneficiaries will just have to wait a little longer before the distribution of fuel subsidies as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, April 6 the approval of the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
Visual artists Roby Dwi Antono and Mark Jeffrey Santos present their fantasy worlds filled with childhood nostalgia Since humankind first learned to express itself through art, it has produced one great art movement after another. Many of these artistic styles were produced by masters with works...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar What is at stake in the May 2022 elections? Why is it so important to vote according to our conscience and, more importantly, with the interest of the nation in mind? Who among the candidates will provide our country with the leadership...
President Duterte thanked the Chinese government for its help in funding the 680-meter Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project which was inaugurated on Tuesday, April 5. Binondo-Intramuros Bridge (DPWH Facebook) ”I thank and with gratitude the People’s Republic of China for the confidence and for...
The Philippines and Japan are expected to reaffirm their decades-long strategic partnership during the inaugural Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo on April 9. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The inaugural meet, which is also dubbed 2+2, was agreed by President Duterte and Japanese...
Megaworld Hotels and Resorts explores local flavors, regional cuisine in latest menu for its properties Kingsford Hotel Manila, located at the heart of the Entertainment City of Parañaque “We want to create and celebrate Filipino food that we love, and do our best because it’s from our...
Two formal complaints have been lodged before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so far in relation to vote buying, according to Commissioner George Erwin Garcia. MB file photo He made the statement on Tuesday, April 5, as Koalisyong Novalenyo Kontra Korapsyon and Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan ng...
