Vice President Leni Robredo marked Valentine’s Day on Monday, Feb. 14, with various Philippine national artists endorsing her presidential bid for the May 2022 polls. Filipino artists and writers, who are members of the Katipunan sa Kultura at Kasaysayan (KKK), express their support for Vice...
Investors pressed anew for an increase in Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on Feb. 14, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, rose to 0.810 percent from 0.710 percent previously. The Bureau of the...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Monday, Feb.14 pressed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to look into the persistent use of text messaging as a black propaganda tool to spread lies and fake news to smear the integrity of personalities or groups....
A group of electric cooperatives and member-consumer-owners have thrown their support to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian who is seeking a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. The 13.5 million-strong National Center of Electric Cooperatives Consumers Inc. (NCECCO) said it...
To address possible concerns of teachers who will serve as poll workers in the upcoming 2022 national and local elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that it continues to coordinate with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I am sure...
Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo and former Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are leading the senatorial race based on a non-commissioned Pulse Asia survey conducted from Jan. 19 to 24. (Photo from Raffy Tulfo's Facebook page) Tulfo placed at the top of the senatorial race with 66.1 percent followed by Cayetano...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio emerged as the top pick among the vice-presidential candidates in the 2022 elections, based on a non-commissioned Pulse Asia survey conducted from Jan. 19 to 24. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The survey results released by Pulse Asia on Sunday, Feb. 13,...
Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emerged as the top pick among the presidential candidates in the 2022 elections, based on a non-commissioned Pulse Asia survey conducted from Jan. 19 to 24. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The survey results released by Pulse Asia on Sunday, Feb. 13,...
JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN As the May elections drew near, a group of teachers and education workers reminded voters of the importance of including education in the platforms of candidates. “Education is a major national concern and plays a vital role in determining the future of...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo Senatorial candidate and broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo promised to protect workers from abusive employers if he will be elected in the upcoming national and local elections. “Kapag ako po ay napunta sa Senado, I will come up with a legislation na this time patitikmin naman...
Rep. Lito Atienza2 Former Manila mayor and vice presidential candidate Lito Atienza urged Filipinos to choose the right leaders during the elections to carry out real change in the Philippines. “Mahirap ang bayan, mahirap ang Pilipino... alam niyo kung bakit? Dahil ang mga namumuno sa atin for...
