The Senate has ratified the bicameral committee report on the bill that seeks to institutionalize the government’s "One Town, One Product" (OTOP) Program. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, and sponsor of the measure, reported the...
Mark Barroca saved the day for Magnolia, draining a clutch fadeaway elbow jumper with 40 seconds left as the Hotshots pulled off a 99-95 escape over the Converge FiberXers in PBA on Tour on Wednesday, May 31, at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. *Veteran Mark Barroca rescues Magnolia in endgame. (PBA...
Senator Mark A. Villar, author of Senate Bill 2020, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, is confident that the measure would be approved on third reading this week. “We have carefully studied and analyzed the MIF bill. We made revisions and added more safeguards to ensure that...
The Senate minority bloc is pushing for an “iron-clad” provision in the Senate’s version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act to guarantee that pension funds in the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) would not be compromised in the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez House Speaker Martin Romualdez has issued yet another stern warning against the unscrupulous individuals who had a hand the onion price surge late last year. This, after Romualdez met with key lawmakers and officials of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) late Monday...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo ((Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo did a "stellar" job in helping unravel the alleged cartel that caused onion prices to rise to absurd levels late last year. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as...
“Liquid metal gown.” That’s how stylist Perry Tabora describes the piece Pia Wurtzbach is wearing as she makes her red carpet debut at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The former Miss Universe is at the film fest to attend the premiere of the film “Monster.” And her garment of choice for...
Former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar (Malacañang photo) Former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar, the agriculture chief during the latter half of the previous Duterte administration, has "a lot of explaining to do" in connection with the onion price surge...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Contributed photo) Two ranking House members who had significant participation in the onion price surge inquiry want President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to continue holding the reins as...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga says there's a "high probability" that the panel would recommend the filing of charges against some "personalities" in connection with the onion price surge...
INFANTA, Quezon – Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga has discharged agricultural interventions worth P19 million to farmers’ associations in this town. QUEZON Rep. Mark Enverga distributes P19-million worth of agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) headed by President Ferdinand...
“Dream come true.” That’s how Kylie Verzosa describes her experience as she makes her debut on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. According to reports, the actress and former Miss International is there to attend the screening of the biographical drama film “Jeanne du Barry.” The Cannes...
