Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre is hoping that senators would empathize with the situation of hungry Filipinos and act on the proposed amendments...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all units to strengthen their cybersecurity measures after a hacker claimed to have breached the police’s Logistics Data Information and Management System and disrupted the operation of the system. PNP...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate, in aid of legislation, the alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). In a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, Tolentino said the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) will review the proposed amendment to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to ensure that the debts from the National Food Authority (NFA) do not inflate. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the law is working, however, he noted that some tweaks should be done to...
A group of teachers urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop implementing some learning recovery initiatives if it would push through with the conduct of Saturday classes once the school calendar reverts to the traditional June-March cycle. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In reaction to...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), in a bid to lower rice...
Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Facebook) House Committee on Energy Chairman, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has raised the possibility that some sectors are capitalizing on the annual red and yellow alerts...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has lifted the preventive suspension order earlier issued against 72 National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse supervisors who were reportedly involved in the low-priced sale of rice buffer stocks without the conduct of public bidding and prior approval by the NFA...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) The proposed bill amending the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) is moving swiftly in the House of Representatives and is expected to be approved on third and final reading before...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking a transfer of venue of the preliminary investigation on the case of Police Capt. Roland Morale after the local prosecutor’s office ordered the release of the two policemen tagged in his death in Maguindanao two weeks ago. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean...
The Marcos administration is seeking to shift to the old school calendar by next year, according to National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan. Balisacan stated that the government is already working on the implementation mechanics of the shift to the old school...
The future looks bright for Fil-Nigerian sprinter John Clinton Mitchel Abentong after bagging three gold medals to wrap up his debut at the 2024 ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships on Saturday evening, May 11. John Clinton Mitchel Abentong (left) The 16-year-old Abentong, who is...
