CAVITE – The city government of Bacoor and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) unveiled on Tuesday, August 1, a new historical marker commemorating the 1898 Bacoor Assembly. A ceremony at the Cuenca Ancestral House honored the 125th anniversary of the official declaration...
However painful the conclusion was to their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign, the Philippine women's national football team was greeted by a nation filled with gratitude as it arrived back home from its captivating run. *Filipinas midfielder Sara Eggesvik. (Sara Eggesvik Instagram)*...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) presented the Philippine Youth Development Plan 2023-2028 (PYDP) and received approval for the betterment of Filipino youth during the Social Development Committee (SDC) Cabinet Level Meeting. (Photo from NYC/Facebook) The plan's approval marks a significant step...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to declare every national election as a nationwide regular non-working holiday is now one step closer to becoming a law. This, after the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.8187 during plenary session...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Contributed photo) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has revealed the target dates in connection with the House of Representatives' upcoming deliberations on the P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024. Quimbo is the senior vice...
Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino has vowed to ferret out the truth on the alleged multi-million pesos National Irrigation Administration (NIA) projects irregularities. Tolentino stressed this when he presided over the Blue Ribbon Committee public hearing on the alleged NIA project irregularities...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 is tailor-made to boost the production of the local agriculture sector, among other things. House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this observation Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 2, the same day that the Department...
The government must find ways to protect the livelihood of tobacco farmers in the country, given the significant tax revenues coming from the industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emphasized this in his message during the...
Confidential and intelligence funds in the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 amount to P9.2 billion, with the lion's share sought by the Office of the President (OP). This was bared by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hopes that Congress will approve the proposed 2024 National Budget, saying their approval would bring the Philippines one step closer to achieving the Government's transformative vision for the country. *File photos (Malacañang, DBM)* Marcos said this in...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked the Department of Budget and Management...
DAVAO CITY – Business leaders expect a surge of business investments in Mindanao following the lifting of Proclamation 55 issued by then President Rodrigo R. Duterte that put the entire island under a “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence.” Mindanao Development Authority...
