PARIS (AFP) -- Cycling fans can enjoy a tantalizing peek at how the Tour de France may culminate in July when the Paris-Nice stage race sets off on Sunday, March 3, towards a finale on the Promenade des Anglais on the Mediterranean seafront. Belgium's Remco Evenepoel (AFP) Due to the Olympic Games...
(MANILA BULLETIN) As El Niño continues to wreak havoc on the country's agriculture sector, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro prodded Congress to shift its efforts to discussing ways to mitigate the devastating heat. Castro questioned the National...
H.E. Amb. Marie Fontanel of the Embassy of France in Manila H.E. Amb. Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke of the German Embassy Manila The French Embassy and German Embassy Manila were happy to host the 1st Franco-German gathering on human rights and thank all the partners for the fruitful...
MADRID (AFP) -- Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard put down a marker for the new season on Friday, Feb. 23, taking the overall lead at the Gran Camino race with a hilltop stage two triumph. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (AFP/File photo) In blustery conditions, the slender Dane attacked...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro told Pastor Apollo Quiboloy not to flatter himself and instead advised him to face...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) Makabayan bloc member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said former president Rodrigo Duterte shouldn't propose...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB. Facebook) Saying that "no one is above the law", ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro Is urging the House of Representatives to hold an inquiry on...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) will soon introduce diagnostic tests to gauge students’ level of reading for the implementation of "Catch-up Fridays". “We really envisioned it to be structured but just to ease everyone in, we decided that...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives collectively slammed on Saturday, Jan. 13 the dismissal of the grave threat case filed by one of its members against former president Rodrigo...
(Screenshot of viral "EDSA-pwera" ad) How was the catchy yet controversial "EDSA-pwera" advertisement funded? This is the question on the mind of Makabayan bloc member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, who says that a House probe could be in...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) To prioritize service over profit, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has espoused proposals to nationalize the power industry. Castro says that the option of a State...
The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to evaluate the 25-year legislative franchise granted to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the committee, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 9 amid the ongoing power crisis that...