Re-elected Senator Joel Villanueva fulfills one of his campaign promises after the Upper House passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 2506 which proposes a P500 increase in the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens. “This is a huge blessing as we have already fulfilled one of...
The looming increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates caused the Philippines' benchmark borrowings yields to rise, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to reject all tenders. At the Treasury bureau’s auction on Monday, May 16, the national government failed to raise P15...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off the second part of its Science for Change Program (S4CP) Summit in Baguio City, showcasing S4CP-funded projects from the North Luzon Region. Lighting the torches are DOST Region II Director Virginia Bilgera, DOST CAR Director Nancy Bantog,...
The first bill that incoming Senator Raffy Tulfo will file in the 19th Congress will be about domestic violence. ‘’In my anti-domestic violence bill whoever the victims are, they will be helped. Victims need places where they can go to for immediate help, where they can seek safe refuge, find...
Benchmark interest rates rose across the board at Monday's auction of short-term government debt papers on the back of higher consumer prices. The yield on the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, moved up to 1.531 percent from 1.272 percent a week ago. The government...
A vape and e-cigarette advocates organization on Thursday, May 5 called for the immediate passage of the so-called "Vape Bill." Members of the Vapers Alliance (MANILA BULLETIN) The Vapers Alliance (VA)--an organization of 3,500 vape and e-cigarette stakeholders, according to their Facebook...
Pilot and wildlife photographer Floyd Pison Bermejo weighs in on the P1,000 bill's new look The Philippines has a myriad of symbols that embody the culture, heritage, and spirit of the Filipino people. Among the official ones, nothing is quite remarkable as the Philippine eagle. In 1995, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged President Duterte to veto the proposed law that seeks to lower the age of those who can access vape and electronic cigarette products. The Health agency said that the Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act “contains...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday said the first measure that he would file once he secures a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections would be the proposed National Emergency Industries Act. The bill, Bautista said, seeks to address urgent health care needs...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that he respects President Duterte’s reasons for vetoing the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, and expressed willingness to revisit the measure to ensure that no provision is unconstitutional and runs counter to the rights of...
Benchmark interest rates moved sideways as investors tend to be concerned about a potential hawkish policy stance by the US Federal Reserve. At an auction of Treasury bills on Monday, April 18, the bellwether 91-day rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to 1.223 percent from 1.250...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Saturday, April 16 said the veto by President Duterte on the SIM Card Registration bill allows online trolls to ‘’thrive, spread lies and hate, and fuel discord and division". Drilon thus “congratulated” troll farm operators, online bullies and fake...
