OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Among overseas Filipinos, Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua is probably one of the most ardent and dedicated OFW welfare advocates. Through his nearly daily Facebook posts and frequent liaisons with different OFW groups in the Middle East and in the Philippines he has strongly...
Angel Locsin (Instagram) Kapamilya star Angel Locsin has expressed support for the presumptive president, vice president, and 12 senators "for our country's sake." "For our country’s sake, I’m rooting for our presumptive president, vice president, & senators. I’m hoping they’ll do...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has defended the implementation of the rice tariffication law (RTL), which allows unrestricted importation of rice at 35 percent tariff, as presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is poised to suspend the three-year law enacted by outgoing...
For a group of teachers, the next head of the Department of Education (DepEd) should come from the education sector. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) While the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) recognizes that Cabinet appointments as a prerogative of the Chief Executive, the “general sentiment” of...
An unexpected scene during the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc.'s (PCFI) meeting Saturday, May 14, in Makati City involved incoming Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and one perceived Marcos critic. Incoming Ilocos Norte 1st Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and retired Commission on...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Saturday, May 14 that would try to get a majority in the 24-member Senate that would help pass the legislative agenda of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Zubiri, whose reelection in the May 9, 2022 polls has been all but...
The endorsements for speakership keep pouring in for Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (6th from left) appears to be a shoo-in for the speakership based on the various endorsements that he has received (Lakas-CMD Media) On Saturday, May...
And just like that, the speakership race in the House of Representatives is settled. A scene during the May 13, 2022 thanksgiving dinner. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (in blue) is seen here sitting next to presumptive president Bongbong Marcos. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos--in a...
DAVAO CITY – In 2016 elections, then vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo dominated the race in Mindanao as she won in four of the six regions, namely, Zamboanga, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Robredo was eventually proclaimed vice...
The camp of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos issued a challenge Friday, May 13 to former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista in connection with the Picasso painting issue. (Screenshot from Vic Rodriguez's Facebook) The issue began with the sighting of an alleged lost...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the administration of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. needs to increase government revenues while eliminating wasteful expenditures to get ahead of the country’s debt problem. After the Bureau of the Treasury reported...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III believes that the overwhelming mandate given to Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during the last elections presents a greater chance for inclusive growth for the Philippines. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
