President Marcos has appointed Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 1 director Joseph Francisco "Jeff" Ortega as the new chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC), replacing Duterte Youth leader Ronald Cardema. National Youth Commission Chairperson Joseph Francisco Ortega (Jeff...
Due to its aggressive breastfeeding awareness campaign, the municipal government of Binangonan received two awards from the Department of Health (DOH). Mayor Cesar Ynares said the initiative of the municipal government in its awareness campaign on breastfeeding has finally paid off as the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) wants Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido to present pieces of evidence proving that the organization is indeed the biggest crime group in the country. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the statement of Espenido during the Quad-Committee hearing of the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Health is now working on measures that will address the diminishing share of local government units (LGUs) in the country's total health expenditure, including mandating an automatic 5% allocation for special health...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has warned the public regarding online scams circulating on social media that falsely promise a cash assistance of P5,000 to National ID holders. In an advisory, the PSA said that these fraudulent social media posts are not associated with the agency...
The cat photo used by the NBI Cybercrime Division (Screenshot from Facebook Live) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division revealed to a House of Representatives panel the glaring flaws within the SIM registration system of...
For Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros, the discovery of having not just two Alice Guo, but also the existence of two Shiela Guo is alarming. Hontiveros pointed this out on Wednesday, August 28 following the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) discovery that Shiela Leal Guo...
An official from the National Maritime Council (NMC) believes that it may be the right time to review the Philippines' mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea. File photo NMC spokesman Alexander Lopez said...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has revealed plans to broaden the scope of the national indemnity insurance program (NIIP) to cover more than just school buildings. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the DBM wants to add other important...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has called on his colleagues in Congress to swiftly approve the measure seeking to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot a portion of their...
CEBU CITY – The National Museum of the Philippines assured that the four pulpit panels that resurfaced after decades of being missing will be returned to its rightful owner, the Archdiocese of Cebu. THE pulpit panels of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santisima in Boljoon, Cebu are...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Dexter Barro II) Vice President Sara Duterte--seemingly intent on having her way with the House Committee on Appropriations--participated in one of the most tense and bizarre budget hearings in recent memory on Tuesday, Aug....
