Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Tuesday, July 9 came and went without Vice President Sara Duterte confirming to the House of Representatives whether or not she would attend this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA). ...
House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco doesn't think that the P20-million food budget for this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA) is over the top. Speaking to...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) This year's State of the Nation Address (SONA) is poised to be the biggest one in history in terms of attendance from guests, House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco said. "Yes, yes [it's...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Who will Vice President Sara Duterte sit next to at the House plenary hall, should she choose to attend this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA)? ...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying more than 22,000 policemen to secure the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos on July 22. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said most of them will be deployed at the the vicinity of the...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) Over 2,000 invitations have been sent out to guests of this year's State of the Nation Address, House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco told reporters on Monday, July 1. "I think we have sent about 2,000-plus,"...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the public Monday, June 24 that the effects of the rice imports tariff slash would soon be felt, possibly before President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22. "We want...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) leads Friday's groundbreaking ceremony. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez was among those who were promised by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) of "big accomplishments" in...
The majority of Filipinos who watched President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) were satisfied with his report, based on the results of a survey released by big data research firm Tangere. In the survey results released on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Tangere found that 71 percent...
Having been singled out in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has given its commitment to complete its delayed transmission projects immediately. The company emphasized that the priority...
Local style and craftsmanship have been at the forefront of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first year of leadership. In many events and functions, we saw many of the country’s leaders put their best foot forward when it comes to fashion. And this year’s State of the Nation...
# Business lauds comprehensive SONA The private sector seemed to agree with President Marcos that “the state of the economy is sound and improving” and lauded the comprehensive report to the nation, but disagreed with the president on how to further ease doing business in the country, stating...
