The Senate won’t be a rubber stamp of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration even under his watch, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, May 23. Escudero made the assurance a few days after the changes in the Senate leadership took effect...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri (Senate PRIB) Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said members of the “Marcos group” are angry at him for allowing the Senate probe on the alleged leaked confidential information from the...
At least two senators welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to accelerate moves to revert to the old school calendar by next year. In an interview, Marcos had agreed there is a need to shift to the old school calendar in order to counter the effects of the...
President Marcos believes his administration has accomplished much during the first two years of his presidency. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the statement during the oathtaking of the new members of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas...
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos emerged as the top performer among all the Cabinet secretaries of President Marcos based on the recent RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) "Boses ng Bayan" survey. RPMD The survey results released on Friday, April 26, covered 10,000 respondents...
Senators on Monday, April 22 urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ramp up local production even after releasing Administrative Order No. 20 easing the rules on the importation of agricultural products. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that while he supports the latest...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration will turn into the laughing stock of the international community if it gives into the supposed demands of Kingdom of Jesus...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalete/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings on two major issues in the first quarter of 2024, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Friday, April 5. The survey revealed that most adult Filipinos...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, April 1, former president Rodrigo Duterte had always been predisposed to bow to China’s whims during his term Thus, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s disclosure of a “gentleman’s agreement” with Chinese...
The Senate on Monday, March 4 adopted three concurrent resolutions favoring President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups in the country. The Senate’s concurrence happened less than three months after the President signed the presidential...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, March 3 said it is high-time President Marcos leads the government in rationalizing all cash assistance programs for the poor and the marginalized to minimize corruption and remove partisan politics from it. Considering that...
The Marcos administration registered a reduction in the budget deficit last year, with revenues growing significantly faster than expenditures, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. In 2023, the national government's fiscal deficit stood at P1.512 trillion, a 6.3 percent decrease from the...
