A three-term congressman has vouched for incoming Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco's capability to help boost the country’s economic recovery through tourism development. In particular, outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas hailed Frasco's plan to strengthen...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is expected to start off the week by receiving ambassadors of Brunei and Italy in courtesy calls on Monday, June 6, 2022. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr. The courtesy calls are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has decided to take his oath of office on June 30 as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines at the Old Legislative Building, now the National Museum. He will be the fourth President to do so, following Manuel Luis Quezon (1935), Jose P. Laurel...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named Engineer Manuel “Manny” Bonoan as his pick to lead the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Currently, Bonoan is the president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Tollways. Read more here:...
Though he is grateful to President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for considering him as Department of Energy secretary, House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta said that he is not jostling for the position, adding that he could have done more if he won a seat in the Senate. Deputy Speaker and SAGIP...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) said that a "bully has no space in a professional organization much less being its key leader." Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Erwin Tulfo Facebook Page) This is after president-elect Ferdinand...
86881 The Department of Health (DOH) said that its officials are ready to work with the agency's next secretary under the Marcos administration. In a statement, the state health agency said that it is prepared for the change in administration by the end of this month. "We shall welcome the next...
If they accept the invitation, it is possible that Vice President Leni Robredo and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio’s inauguration on June 19. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Big business, foreign chambers of commerce and foreign creditors cannot hide their glee over President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s choices for his economic team. They are so happy to see the names of Benjamin Diokno, Arsenio Balisacan, and Felipe Medalla. One thing should...
Kusug Tausug Party-list. Shernee Tan-Tambut slammed on Friday, June 3 investigative journalist's Raissa Robles’s recent Twitter post wherein the latter sarcastically said that plans to open up Mindanao to tourism would increase local bandits' prospects for kidnapping. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep....
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said she is grateful to her colleague, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, for asking the incoming Marcos administration to free her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte administration, said she is humbled by Recto’s kind remarks during his...
The security preparation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is "in full swing" for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Manila on June 30. Police Col. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police. (Photo courtesy of PNP) Coordination was...
