Two lawmakers are seeking the passage of a bill that directs the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to create a program that detects the use of performance-enhancing drugs by national team athletes. Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado filed House Bill...
An administration lawmaker has recommended the mass hiring of nurses and medical technologists as the country’s vaccination drive shifts to full gear next month with the addition of minors in the list of recipients. Rep. Fidel Nograles Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said increasing...
Nueva Ecija Third District Rep. Rosanna “Ria” Vergara chided the Department of Finance for taking an adamant stand against moves to suspend collection of excise tax on fuel as way of protecting Filipinos from the impact of uncontrolled price hikes in petroleum products. Rep. Ria Vergara...
Celebrity couple Carla Abellana and Tom Rodriguez made hearts aflutter as they exchanged their wedding vows. Their wedding film, as shot by videographer Bob Nicolas, attests to this. "I can't imagine my life without you from here on because you've enriched my life in more ways than I can readily...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is pushing passage of a bill seeking to create an independent government agency that would be tasked to focus on programs protecting the environment. Rodriguez, in filing House Bill No. 3794, or “An Act Creating the National Environmental Protection Agency of...
A House of Representatives panel has recommended passage of a bill that would guarantee allocation for the procurement of medicines and other community health requirements needed by indigent patients. Medicines The House Committee on Local Government has unanimously approved House Bill 10392 that...
Big organizations representing sea, air and land-based transport sectors have declared support for the presidential candidacy of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas bet former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., als known as BBM. BBM transport sector Leaders of the public transport groups agreed...
We're in love! "It's always about finding that sweet spot (photography-wise) that's appropriate for my couples. From shooting on a mountain with a dark editorial, high-contrast look. This time, a much lighter mood with Tom and Carla for their engagement shoot. I always remind myself that its always...
Bride-to-be Carla Abellana has gone viral. She recently wowed fans sharing via social media several new photos of her in a white dress. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKrGEiF-a_/ Note that as of writing, the post has garnered over 80,000 likes and hundreds of comments, some of them from celebrities...
The Makabayan bloc underscored the urgency of enacting a bill that would prohibit the substitution of candidates due to withdrawal as its members filed its own legislative proposal on Friday, Oct. 15. Makabayan bloc2 The six-man progressive bloc in the Lower House assailed reported plans of certain...
A senior House of Representatives official has filed bills that will prohibit substitution of candidacy after the deadline for filing and make mandatory the resignation of an incumbent elective official who is running for another position. 2C6CC7A3-D67C-43CD-B308-23B74134B2BA Deputy Speaker and...
Former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s announcement of his decision to join the 2022 presidential derby was a move on the part of his camp to avoid falling to ‘political sleight’. Sen. Bongbong Marcos2 This was gathered from a source from the Marcos headquarters who revealed...
