Commission on Audit Chairman Michael Aguinaldo on Friday, Sept. 3 said the state audit agency does not have any authority to audit the Philippine National Red Cross. Philippine Red Cross Aguinaldo made this statement in response to questions raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on the issue which was...
The House Committee on Appropriations quickly terminated on Friday, September 3, its deliberations on the P8.18-billion proposed 2022 budget of the Office of the President (OP) -- a move objected and questioned by opposition lawmakers. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) The committee was only...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate is not buying the boast of “rosy electric power projection” aired by the Department of Energy, noting that its claims “do not inspire confidence.” ELECTRICITY POWER OUTAGE "The DOE rosy claims do not inspire confidence...
Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it was placed under lockdown on March 17, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The National Capital Region (NCR) might record up to 40,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily by the end of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recalled his term as a mayor of Valenzuela City in proposing to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte that he be her running mate in the 2022 elections. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Gatchalian previously admitted that he discussed with Duterte his plan to run for vice...
The Privatization and Management Office (PMO) has sought a review of the legal standing of the state-run Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) to manage and develop the government’s 9.9 hectare property in Pasay City. Privatization and Management Office (PMO) In a Department of Finance...
The Veterans Memorial Medical Center is in urgent need of P490 million worth of new medical equipment but was advised to try to secure them using the green fees derived from its operation of a golf course in Quezon City. Rep. Jericho Nograles This was revealed when Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA)...
Malacañang said that while the funds are available, it is not yet the right time to discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying many Filipinos still have to be vaccinated. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday slammed the Department of Health (DOH) for removing an item in the proposed 2022 national budget meant for the country’s cancer fund. Binay said the DOH’s move to incorporate the funds for the National Integrated Cancer Control Program, including cancer medicines...
An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday, September 2, maintained that there will be enough power supply next year to make sure that there would be no disruptions during the May 9, 2022 elections. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday, Sept. 1 disclosed that a “confluence of many events” triggered the crashes of the C-130 cargo plane and S-70i Black Hawk helicopter that killed a total of 59 people. C-130 crash Lorenzana said the official report of the Philippine Air Force probe...
President Duterte is wondering over the "honesty" of Senator Panfilo Lacson, a declared candidate for President in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Panfilo Lacson (Photos from PCOO, MANILA BULLETIN) In his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday...
