BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara This Oct. 23 marks the 4 th year since Marawi City was freed from the lawless elements who sought to turn the locality into a wilayat or an “administrative division” of the ISIS caliphate. On that day, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana declared the...
Nothing has changed in the political bids of presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City re-electionist Mayor Sara Duterte in the wake of the many speculations that pervaded the political atmosphere following their Cebu encounter on Saturday, Oct. 23....
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...
Outspoken private law practitioner Ferdinand Topacio on Wednesday, Oct. 20 chided anew the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) as a “kangaroo court” out to cash in on the political mileage derived from the extended hearings on the overpriced COVID-19 supply scandal. Ferdinand Topacio Topacio,...
Makabayan bloc senatorial bet Neri Colmenares on Tuesday, Oct. 19 chided Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa for seeking the presidency with the alleged main objective of shielding himself and President Rodrigo Duterte from being prosecuted before the International Criminal Court. Rep. Nery...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque sounds hopeful again that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio might change her mind and run for president next year. This was apparent during the virtual press conference Tuesday, Oct. 19, when Roque was asked whether or not he would vie for a Senate seat in...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina It isn’t surprising that in the Philippines, where six to seven out of every 10 impoverished Filipinos die without ever seeing a doctor, the only healthcare professional ever encountered by the rural poor is the midwife or “komadrona.” Tasked to...
Presidential hopeful former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, Oct. 18, called on supporters to end a hate campaign against Rappler, saying that the online media firm should be given “another chance to find honesty in their heart.” Sen. Bongbong Marcos Marcos aired the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go commended the country’s security forces and the people of Marawi City for demonstrating courage and for their sacrifice in supporting the efforts of the Duterte administration in achieving peace in the country. Accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte to grace the...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina That the Nobel Peace Prize, arguably the world’s most prestigious award, was finally given to a Filipino is certainly stunning. After 120 years of existence, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to bestow the highest honor to journalist Maria...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he holds no hard feelings toward Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for choosing not to run for the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (File photos/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said he will not run in the 2020 elections despite calls from the ruling party for him to join the Senate race. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Tugade, he decided not to...
