OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Two thousand one hundred ninety-two days. That’s the full term of office of a Philippine president. Not 100 days. But why does the media pay so much attention to the first 100 days of an administration? Surely, you cannot possibly proclaim...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. just returned from a very fruitful trip to the United States which was highlighted by his first ever one-on-one meeting with US President Joseph Biden and his address before the United Nations General Assembly....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 3 that allowed the “voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings.” EO No. 3, which was signed on Sept. 12, 2022, was based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In 2021, we opened the first letter writing cafe in the Philippines fittingly named Dear Joe. The idea behind Dear Joe is simple, romantic, and quaint, possibly old fashioned. The coffee shop is the perfect setting to do something that has...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Last Sunday, Sept. 4, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. left the country to embark on his first ever state visit as the Philippines’ chief diplomat. Or, as he mentioned in his departure speech “mangangapitbahay muna para sa ating bansa at...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has submitted to Congress his first full budget for the fiscal year 2023. The total budget proposed by the new administration is ₱5.268 trillion and was...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Two separate violent occurrences shook our world in the past week. The first was political while the second was natural. On July 24, 2022, a shooting incident marred what should have been a joyous occasion, the graduation ceremonies of the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri mourns the passing of former President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos. The late former President Fidel V. Ramos (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco / MANILA BULLETIN) The 94-year-old Ramos passed away on the afternoon of Sunday, July 31. READ:...
OF FOREST AND TRESS Former Senate President Manny Villar President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. won an overwhelming majority of the votes during the May 2022 national elections. He won almost 59 percent of the total votes cast in a 10-way presidential race. But now that he has been sworn in...
Veteran lawmaker Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has taken the highest seat of the Senate of the Philippines of the 19th Congress. Zubiri assumed the Senate presidency on Monday, July 25, as senators convened for their first regular session. Senate PRIB Zubiri is one of the most senior lawmakers...
The opening of the 19th Congress on Monday, July 25 will be eventful not only because of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the afternoon; the day will also feature the reorganization of both chambers of Congress. Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar In about a week’s time, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. will deliver his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) before the Congress of the Philippines. It is one of the Constitutional duties of the Chief Executive...
