Senator Imee Marcos warned on Saturday, June 5, that the recent killing of a 52-year-old woman by a police officer in Quezon City might happen again if the existing law requiring psychiatric, psychological, drug and physical tests on police personnel remains "weak". Senator Imee Marcos (Sen. Imee...
Malacañang said that President Duterte has five individuals in mind whom he wanted to run for president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document ahead of his public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following...
The House of the Representatives' Committee on Justice on Thursday, June 3, formally dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen (Supreme Court) Twenty members of the House panel, chaired by...
The Senate local government committee on Wednesday, June 2, started discussing proposals for the creation of a Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Similar bills were filed by administration Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" dela...
The Senate committees on electoral reforms, social justice and finance have endorsed for floor debate a bill enhancing accessibility in the early voting of senior citizens, persons with disability (PWD), pregnant women and indigenous people (IP). Imee Marcos rostrum Senator Imee Marcos, chairwoman...
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between seven Philippine universities dubbed as the “Magic 7” and one of Canada’s most prestigious educational institutions, the University of Saskatchewan (USask). University of...
Hospitals are now scrambling for funds to continue operating as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has yet to settle a "huge" amount of unpaid reimbursements for treating COVID-19 patients. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the...
The rebuilding of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) almost forty years ago today was “one of the best good things” that former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos has done for her country, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Former First Lady Imelda Marcos (3rd from...
Veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, who is also Vice President Leni Robredo’s lead counsel, said on Tuesday, May 11, that only “luck” will reverse the ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) that junked the electoral protest filed by former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni...
The Senate labor committee wrapped up on Monday, May 10, its deliberation on the proposed creation of the Department for Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL). Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) Senator Joel Villanueva, committee...
Senators on Monday, May 10, quizzed Cabinet officials on the Duterte administration's push to create a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL), now supposedly made more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overseas Filipino workers who were quarantined for weeks wait for flights back to their home...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Saturday, May 8, defended President Duterte after the latter backed out from his challenge to debate with former Supreme Court (SC) Justice Antonio Carpio on issues about the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa speaks in the Senate on June,...
