BETTER DAYS Over the past few weeks we have started seeing an alarming trend of schools suspending onsite classes because of extreme heat being experienced in various areas of the country. With temperatures reaching the high 30s and over 40 degrees Celsius, students and teachers alike have found...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa urged beleaguered Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to surface and face the charges of child and sexual abuse against him. "Wala naman tayong ibang maadvice kundi harapin niya kung kinahaharap niyang kaso at (We have no other advice to him...
Angara gave this assurance to the country’s public school teachers. Previously known as the chalk allowance, the teaching supplies allowance is meant for the purchase of tangible or intangible supplies and materials, the payment of other incidental expenses, and the implementation or...
Former senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson teased Senator Sherwin Gatchalian to finally get married in a birthday greeting posted on his personal Facebook page on Saturday, April 6. Gatchalian is celebrating his 50th birthday. "Happy birthday! Mag-asawa ka na, Win (Get married, Win)," he said in a...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution raising the issue of conflict of interest in the duties of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga regarding her family's alleged ownership of about 40,000 hectares of land in the towns of Coron and Busuanga...
Sen. Francis Tolentino is pushing for the completion of the Philippine Navy (PN) Archipelagic Defense Act and the PN Basing Strategy 2040. Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino, chairperson of the Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones, presides over the public hearing on...
'TOL VIEWS In recent months, our nation has been confronted with a concerning surge in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. This highly contagious bacterial infection, characterized by severe coughing fits and a distinctive "whooping" sound, has claimed the lives of 49 individuals...
Senators stressed on Wednesday, April 3, that having a land title in a legislated protected area such as Chocolate Hills does not grant the owner absolute control regarding what should be done with it. Sen. Cynthia Villar says the regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla reiterated on Wednesday, April 3 the need to prepare citizens to respond to calamities by undergoing military training. Padilla mentioned this after the Philippines was included among areas that felt the effects of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan. Speaking...
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB File Photo) Senator Grace Poe emerged as the leading candidate for vice president in the Pulse Asia’s 2028 national election survey results, which were released on Tuesday, April 2. The survey, which was conducted from March 6 to 10, asked 1,200 respondents...
March 2024 Ulat ng Bayan Survey (Pulse Asia) Senator Raffy Tulfo and Vice President Sara Duterte emerged as the top potential candidates for the May 2028 presidential elections, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Tuesday, April 2. The “Ulat ng Bayan” survey conducted from March...
Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, April 2 praised President Marcos' creation of an inter-agency committee that will be tasked to oversee the government's right-of-way (ROW) activities for the country’s various railway projects. Under Administrative Order No. 19 s. 2024 recently...
