House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has renewed calls for the Marcos administration to designate a permanent Department of Health (DOH) secretary. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan Libanan, in a statement Sunday, Dec. 4 said that having a permanent DOH chief at the...
Former Ifugao lone district Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. clarified on Sunday, Dec. 4 that his apology via Twitter on the red onions issue was also meant for Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and ex-Ifugao lone district Rep. Teddy Baguilat...
The second and most likely final Bicameral Conference Committee meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will take place Monday, Dec. 5, the Manila Bulletin learned. (Unsplash) The site of the meeting will be the Manila...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Saturday that the government has done everything to "make sure that every Filipino child has a Christmas." At a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Malacañang, Marcos said making Filipino children feel the Christmas spirit was "a good goal" for the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hopes that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will explore local business opportunities and become entrepreneurs to make working abroad a choice instead of a necessity. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In his message during Go...
In recognition of their contributions to the country's economic growth, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has awarded P200,000 to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deemed as "inspiring OFWs" by the non-profit Go Negosyo. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos (Go Negosyo screenshot) This was...
Amid the increasing prices of goods and commodities, authorities are now eyeing to extend Kadiwa ng Pasko until early 2023 to help more farmers and consumers who have been directly affected by the present challenges. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a “Laging Handa” briefing Friday, Dec. 2,...
ZERO-FARE TRANSIT Free transport given to liberated Filipinos by the American Army There are not many days when you know a single act can be a transformative event in your life. Two months into the pandemic lockdown, which to me was a daily repetitive cycle of household chores, I decided to bite...
For P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon, former vice president Leni Robredo looks like a winner. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Those were Guanzon's exact words in a recent tweet that showed a picture of Robredo after the latter attended a speaking engagement at the University of the Philippines...
Malacañang disclosed that Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Naida Angping has asked to take "some personal time for herself and her family." And President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed to it, Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil disclosed....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, December 2 raised concerns that the proposed Maharlika wealth fund bill is nothing but a revival of the legacy left by the Martial Law dictatorship. “Makarinig lang ako ng salitang Maharlika, medyo nagkakaheebie-jeebies din ako diyan eh (Just hearing the word...
A House leader is pursuing the institutionalization of the "Kadiwa" store project, which the Marcos administration is banking on heavily to keep prices of fresh produce and other food products down. (Unsplash) Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman filed House Bill (HB) No.5601, which is the...
